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John Richard R. <1959-> |
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Titolo |
Spreading the news [[electronic resource] ] : the American postal system from Franklin to Morse / / Richard R. John |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1995 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (384p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Postal service - United States - History |
Communication and traffic |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 1995. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-356) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface Acknowledgments The Postal System as an Agent of Change The Communications Revolution Completing the Network The Imagined Community The Invasion of the Sacred The Wellspring of Democracy The Interdiction of Dissent Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Sources Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This text tells the story of the communications revolution spurred by the American postal system and the challenge it posed for American business, politics and cultural life. |
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