{"product_id":"reluctant-power-rita-zajacz-9780262042611","title":"Reluctant Power: Networks, Corporations, and the Struggle for Global Governance in the Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow early twentieth-century American policymakers sought to gain control over radiotelegraphy networks in an effort to advance the global position of the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReluctant Powe\u003c\/i\u003er, Rita Zaj cz examines how early twentieth century American policymakers sought to gain control over radiotelegraphy networks in an effort to advance the global position of the United States. Doing so, she develops an analytical framework for understanding the struggle for network control that can be applied not only to American attempts to establish a global radio network in the early twentieth century but also to current US efforts to retain control of the internet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late nineteenth century, Britain was seen to control both the high seas and the global cable communication network under the sea. By the turn of the twentieth century, Britain's geopolitical rivals, including the United States, looked to radiotelegraphy that could circumvent Britain's dominance. Zaj cz traces policymakers' attempts to grapple with both a new technology--radiotelegraphy--and a new corporate form: the multinational corporation, which managed the network and acted as a crucial intermediary. She argues that both foreign policy and domestic radio legislation were shaped by the desire to harness radiotelegraphy for geopolitical purposes and reveals how communication policy and aspects of the American legal system adjusted to the demands of a rising power. The United States was a reluctant power during the early twentieth century, because policymakers were unsure that companies headquartered in the United States were sufficiently American and doubted that their strategies served the national interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rita Zajacz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262042614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262042611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Rita Zajacz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149166702847,"sku":"9780262042611","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6eff5c68-36d9-44cb-9a96-ae758a9a2406.jpg?v=1688455188","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reluctant-power-rita-zajacz-9780262042611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}