{"product_id":"wiring-the-world-simone-mller-9780231174329","title":"Wiring the World: The Social and Cultural Creation of Global Telegraph Networks","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe successful laying of a transatlantic cable in 1866 remade world communications. A message could travel across the ocean in minutes, shrinking the space between continents, cultures, and nations. An eclectic group of engineers, entrepreneurs, politicians, and media visionaries then developed this technology into a telecommunications system that spread a particular vision of civilization--but not everyone wanted to wire the world the same way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWiring the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a cultural and social history that explores how the large Anglo-American cable companies won out over alternative visions. Bitter rivalries emerged over telegram prices, visions for world peace, scientific innovation, and the role of the nation-state. Such struggles determined the growth of cable technology, which in turn influenced world history. Filled with fascinating characters and new insights into pivotal events, \u003ci\u003eWiring the World\u003c\/i\u003e traces globalization's diverse paths and close ties to business and politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simone M?ler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231174322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231174329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016","brand":"Simone M?ler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946364338431,"sku":"9780231174329","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f37bbbc0-85e9-4d44-ae96-8fbffe9fff6f.jpg?v=1681512726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wiring-the-world-simone-mller-9780231174329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}