LEADER 03472nam 2200673 450 001 9910798294103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-54026-4 024 7 $a10.7312/mlle17432 035 $a(CKB)3710000000614803 035 $a(EBL)4427978 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001636304 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16389169 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001636304 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14174062 035 $a(PQKB)11669542 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001445079 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4427978 035 $a(DE-B1597)473090 035 $a(OCoLC)979742552 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231540261 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4427978 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11210543 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL984611 035 $a(OCoLC)950904548 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000614803 100 $a20160530h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWiring the world $ethe social and cultural creation of global telegraph networks /$fSimone M. Mu?ller 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (384 pages) 225 1 $aColumbia Studies in International and Global History 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-17432-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $tIntroduction: The Class of 1866 -- $t1. Networking the Atlantic -- $t2. The Battle for Cable Supremacy -- $t3. The Imagined Globe -- $t4. Weltcommunication -- $t5. The Professionalization of the Telegraph Engineer -- $t6. Cable Diplomacy and Imperial Control -- $t7. The Wiring of the World -- $tAppendix: Actors of Globalization -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThe successful laying of a transatlantic cable in 1866 remade world communications. A message could travel across the ocean in minutes, shrinking the space between continents, cultures, and nations. An eclectic group of engineers, entrepreneurs, politicians, and media visionaries then developed this technology into a telecommunications system that spread a particular vision of civilization-but not everyone wanted to wire the world the same way. Wiring the World is a cultural and social history that explores how the large Anglo-American cable companies won out over alternative visions. Bitter rivalries emerged over telegram prices, visions for world peace, scientific innovation, and the role of the nation-state. Such struggles determined the growth of cable technology, which in turn influenced world history. Filled with fascinating characters and new insights into pivotal events, Wiring the World traces globalization's diverse paths and close ties to business and politics. 410 0$aColumbia studies in international and global history. 606 $aTelegraph$xHistory 606 $aTransatlantic cables 606 $aTelegraph$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aTelegraph$xHistory. 615 0$aTransatlantic cables. 615 0$aTelegraph$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a384.1 686 $aNW 3470$2rvk 700 $aMu?ller$b Simone M.$01464534 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798294103321 996 $aWiring the world$93674215 997 $aUNINA