LEADER 04636nam 22006494a 450 001 9910455156903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-04155-0 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674041554 035 $a(CKB)1000000000805471 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000264080 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11216969 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264080 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10291633 035 $a(PQKB)11454242 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300605 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300605 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10326151 035 $a(OCoLC)923112335 035 $a(DE-B1597)574487 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674041554 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000805471 100 $a20030521d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnder the wire$b[electronic resource] $ehow the telegraph changed diplomacy /$fDavid Paull Nickles 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cHarvard University Press$d2003 215 $a265 p. $cill 225 1 $aHarvard historical studies ;$v144 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-674-01035-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [197]-256) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $tI. Control -- $t1 The Anglo-American Crisis of 1812 -- $t2 Diplomatic Autonomy and Telecommunications -- $tII. Speed -- $t3 The Trent Affair -- $t4 Speed and Diplomacy -- $t5 Diplomatic Time -- $tIII. The Medium -- $t6 The Zimmermann Telegram -- $t7 Technical and Economic Factors -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aHow did the telegraph, a new and revolutionary form of communication, affect diplomats, who tended to resist change? In a study based on impressive multinational research, David Paull Nickles examines the critical impact of the telegraph on the diplomacy of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Case studies in crisis diplomacy--the War of 1812, the Trent affair during the U.S. Civil War, and the famous 1917 Zimmermann telegram--introduce wide-ranging 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. Under the Wire offers a fascinating new perspective on the culture of diplomacy and the social history of technology. Table of Contents: Introduction I. Control 1. The Anglo-American Crisis of 1812 2. Diplomatic Autonomy and Telecommunications II. Speed 3. The Trent Affair 4. Speed and Diplomacy 5. Diplomatic Time III. The Medium 6. The Zimmermann Telegram 7. Technical and Economic Factors Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Acknowledgments Index Reviews of this book: David Paull Nickles has plumbed the archives of four countries to determine just how transformative [the invention of the telegraph] really was. Under the Wire is a subtle and impressive examination of history.--Christian D. Brose, Wall Street JournalIn this study of the impact of telegraphy on the management of international relations, the reader is rewarded time and again by finding original observations regarding familiar events. This is a book that can have a shaping effect not only on the field of international relations but on many others, since it compels one to think hard about how changes in technology affect behavior and thought among groups with deeply rooted traditions and beliefs.--Ernest R. May, Harvard University 410 0$aHarvard historical studies ;$vv. 144. 606 $aTelegraph$xHistory 606 $aDiplomacy$xHistory 606 $aDiplomats$xHistory 606 $aNegotiation$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTelegraph$xHistory. 615 0$aDiplomacy$xHistory. 615 0$aDiplomats$xHistory. 615 0$aNegotiation$xHistory. 676 $a327.2/09/034 686 $aNW 3570$2rvk 700 $aNickles$b David Paull$f1966-$01036873 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455156903321 996 $aUnder the wire$92457485 997 $aUNINA