Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845 - 189

Informationen zum Autor Joshua D. Wolff completed a Ph.D. in history at Columbia University, where he has also served as a lecturer in history. He is an associate for a global management consulting firm. Klappentext Chronicles the rise of Western Union Telegraph from the early years of telecommunications to its apogee as the first nationwide corporate monopoly in American history. Zusammenfassung This work chronicles the rise of Western Union Telegraph from the early years of telecommunications to its apogee as the first corporation to monopolize an industry on a national scale. The battles over Western Union's monopoly illuminate the fierce tensions over the rising power of corporations after the Civil War and the reshaping of the American political economy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The meanest property in the world; 2. Midwife to monopoly; 3. 'An entering wedge' against monopoly; 4. 'A very big thing'; 5. No middle ground; 6. The specter of competition; 7. First time tragedy, second time farce; 8. Octopus of the wires.

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• Authors: Joshua Wolff, Joshua D Wolff, Joshua D. Wolff, Joshua D. (Columbia University Wolff, Wolff Joshua D.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2013
• EAN: 9781107012288
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01228-8
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history