Wiring the world : the social and cultural creation of global telegraph networks /
'Wiring the World' is a cultural and social history that explores how the large Anglo-American cable companies won out over alternative visions. Bitter rivalries emerged over telegram prices, visions for world peace, scientific innovation, and the role of the nation-state. Such struggles d...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Main Author: | Müller, Simone M. (Author) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2016]
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Series: | Columbia studies in international and global history.
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Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Texto completo |
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