Crossed Wires: The Conflicted History of Us Telecommunications, from the Post Office to the Internet

by Dan Schiller

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A sweeping, revisionist historical analysis of telecommunications networks, from the dawn of the republic to the 21st century.

Telecommunications networks are vast, intricate, hugely costly systems for exchanging messages and information-within cities and across continents. From the Post Office and the telegraph to today's internet, these networks have sown domestic division while also acting as sources of international power...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0197639232

ISBN13:9780197639238

Release Date:February 2023

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:832 Pages

Weight:2.82 lbs.

Dimensions:2.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"

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