| Description |
1 online resource (x, 371 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Columbia studies in international and global history
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Columbia studies in international and global history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Based on the author's thesis (PdD - Freie Universität Berlin, 2012) issued under title: The class of 1866 and the wiring of the world. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The class of 1866 -- Networking the Atlantic -- The battle for cable supremacy -- The imagined globe -- Weltcommunication -- The professionalization of the telegraph engineer -- Cable diplomacy and imperial control -- The wiring of the world -- Appendix: Actors of globalization -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
'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 determined the growth of cable technology, which in turn influenced world history. Filled with fascinating characters and new insights into pivotal events, it traces globalisation's diverse paths and close ties to business and politics. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Telegraph -- History.
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Telegraph. |
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History. |
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Transatlantic cables.
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Transatlantic cables. |
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Telegraph -- Economic aspects.
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Telegraph -- Economic aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Class of 1866 and the wiring of the world
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Müller, Simone M. Wiring the world 9780231174329 (DLC) 2015024700 (OCoLC)917888441 |
| ISBN |
9780231540261 (electronic book) |
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0231540264 (electronic book) |
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9780231174329 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0231174322 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9780231174329 |
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10.7312/mlle17432 |
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