The Invisible Weapon: Telecommunications and International Politics, 1851-1945

by Daniel R. Headrick

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A vital instrument of power, telecommunications is and has always been a political technology. In this book, Headrick examines the political history of telecommunications from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of World War II. He argues that this technology gave society new options. In times of peace, the telegraph and radio were, as many predicted, instruments of peace; in times of tension, they became instruments of politics, tools for rival...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195062736

ISBN13:9780195062731

Release Date:March 1991

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

Communication & Media Studies Engineering Europe France History International Relations Ireland Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Science & Math Social Sciences Technology World

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