Wiring the world : the social and cultural creation of global telegraph networks /
Müller, Simone M.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Introduction: actors of globalization and the wiring of the world -- Atlantic beginnings : the class of 1866 and the formation of "telegraphic" networks -- Come to wire the world : world economy and the battle for Atlantic cable supremacy -- The imagined globe : of the electric union, universal peace and the "great civilizer" -- Weltcommunication : economic intelligence, global news and "social messaging" -- The world's telegraphic knowledge and the professionalization of the telegraph engineer -- The politics of the world's electric nerves : strategic nationalism, cable diplomacy, and imperial control -- Conclusion: the class of 1866 and globalization -- Appendix: the actors' biographies -- Bibliography.
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