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Under the Wire

How the Telegraph Changed Diplomacy

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$59.00 • £47.95 • €53.00

ISBN 9780674010352

Publication Date: 11/30/2003

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272 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

8 halftones

Harvard Historical Studies

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  • Introduction
  • I. Control
    • 1. The Anglo-American Crisis of 1812
    • 2. Diplomatic Autonomy and Telecommunications
  • II. Speed
    • 3. The Trent Affair
    • 4. Speed and Diplomacy
    • 5. Diplomatic Time
  • III. The Medium
    • 6. The Zimmermann Telegram
    • 7. Technical and Economic Factors
  • Conclusion
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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