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1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Harvard historical studies ; 144
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Harvard historical studies ; v. 144.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-256) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- I. Control. The Anglo-American crisis of 1812 ; Diplomatic autonomy and telecommunications -- II. Speed. The Trent affair ; Speed and diplomacy ; Diplomatic time -- III. The medium. The Zimmermann telegram ; Technical and economic factors. |
| Summary |
How did the telegraph, a new and revolutionary form of communication, affect diplomats, who tended to resist change? In a study based on multinational research, historian Nickles examines the critical impact of the telegraph on the diplomacy of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Case studies in crisis diplomacy introduce thematic discussions on the autonomy of diplomats; the effects of increased speed on decision making and public opinion; the neglected role of clerks in diplomacy; and the issues of expense, garbled text, espionage, and technophobia that initially made foreign ministries wary of telegraphy. Ultimately, the introduction of the telegraph contributed to the centralization of foreign ministries and the rising importance of signals intelligence. The faster pace of diplomatic disputes invited more emotional decisions by statesmen, while public opinion often exercised a belligerent influence on crises developing over a shorter time period.--From publisher description. |
| 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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Diplomacy -- History.
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Diplomacy. |
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Diplomats -- History.
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Diplomats. |
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Negotiation -- History.
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Negotiation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nickles, David Paull, 1966- Under the wire. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003 0674010353 9780674010352 (DLC) 2003051113 (OCoLC)52638603 |
| ISBN |
9780674041554 (electronic book) |
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0674041550 (electronic book) |
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9780674010352 |
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0674010353 |
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0674010353 (alkaline paper) |
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