Spreading the news : the American postal system from Franklin to Morse / / Richard R. John
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| Autore: |
John Richard R. <1959->
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| Titolo: |
Spreading the news : the American postal system from Franklin to Morse / / Richard R. John
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1995 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (384p.) |
| Disciplina: | 383.4973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Postal service - United States - History |
| Communication and traffic | |
| Note generali: | Originally published: 1995. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-356) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | American postal system from Franklin to Morse |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Spreading the news |
| ISBN: | 0-674-03914-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813532503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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