LEADER 02725nam 22006374a 450 001 9910454003303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-95712-7 010 $a9786611957124 010 $a0-226-32722-1 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226327228 035 $a(CKB)1000000000577948 035 $a(EBL)408572 035 $a(OCoLC)476229687 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000224807 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11910952 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000224807 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10210424 035 $a(PQKB)10442807 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000121916 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408572 035 $a(DE-B1597)524809 035 $a(OCoLC)1055416405 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226327228 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408572 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10265888 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL195712 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000577948 100 $a20060425d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe postal age$b[electronic resource] $ethe emergence of modern communications in nineteenth-century America /$fDavid M. Henkin 210 $aChicago $cUniversity Of Chicago Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (238 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-32720-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 177-217) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tPart 1. Joining a Network -- $tPart 2. Postal Intimacy -- $tEpilogue -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aMany of us may not realize that what we now call snail mail was once just as revolutionary as e-mail and text messages are today. As David M. Henkin argues in The Postal Age, a burgeoning postal network initiated major cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that now defines our ever-evolving world of telecommunications. This fascinating history traces these shifts from their beginnings in the mid-1800s, when cheaper postage, mass literacy, and migration combined to make the long-established postal service a more integral and viable part 606 $aPostal service$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aCommunication$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPostal service$xHistory 615 0$aCommunication$xSocial aspects 676 $a383/.497309034 700 $aHenkin$b David M$0960510 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454003303321 996 $aThe postal age$92177447 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01844nam 22005894a 450 001 9910455051803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-08964-4 010 $a9786610089642 010 $a0-585-22275-4 035 $a(CKB)111004368649578 035 $a(OCoLC)559163822 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary5007361 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087461 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11110581 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087461 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10053674 035 $a(PQKB)11007847 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3050460 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3050460 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5007361 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL8964 035 $a(OCoLC)44953711 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368649578 100 $a19991019d2000 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe impact of the Euro on Latin America$b[electronic resource] /$fDorte Verner 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (40 p.) 225 1 $aWorld Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8213-4620-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 26-27). 410 0$aWorld Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies. 606 $aEuro 607 $aLatin America$xForeign economic relations$zEuropean Union countries 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xForeign economic relations$zLatin America 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEuro. 676 $a337.4/08 700 $aVerner$b Dorte$0855043 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455051803321 996 $aThe impact of the Euro on Latin America$92065577 997 $aUNINA