Invisible Weapon - Telecommunications and International Politics, 1851-1945

Zusatztext 'This is a fascinating study of the impact of one particular ingredient of the nineteenth-century scientific and technological revolution which is still transforming our modern world. It will be of interest both to general readers and to students of modern warfare! colonialism! diplomacy and international relations.'Ruth Henig! University of Lancaster! European History Quarterly Klappentext Telecommunications and International Politics 1851-1945.Headrick examines the political history of telecommunications from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of World War II, and illustrates how this technology gave nations a new instrument for international relations.From the author of The Tentacle of Progress (OUP, 1990) Zusammenfassung This text examines the political history of telecommunications between 1851, the year the first telegraph cable linked France and Britain, and the end of World War II. The author attempts to illustrate the political aspects of information technology, such as radio propaganda and cryptography.

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• Authors: Daniel R. Headrick, Daniel R. (Professor of History Headrick, Headrick Daniel R.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.1992
• EAN: 9780195062731
• ISBN: 978-0-19-506273-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Propaganda, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Communication Studies, Political control and freedoms, Postal & Telecommunications Industries