Wiring the world : the social and cultural creation of global telegraph networks /

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'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...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Müller, Simone M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Series:Columbia studies in international and global history.
Subjects:
Telegraph > History.
Transatlantic cables.
Telegraph > Economic aspects.
Câbles sous-marins > Atlantique, Océan.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Media & Communications.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Telecommunications.
Telegraph.
Telegrafie
Media Studies.
Atlantique (océan) > nord.
Etats-Unis.
Europe.
History.
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