Under the wire : how the telegraph changed diplomacy / David Paull Nickles.
Under the wire : how the telegraph changed diplomacy / David Paull Nickles.
Under the wire : how the telegraph changed diplomacy / David Paull Nickles.
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Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N327.209/ 2
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English
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265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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.
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Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2003.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
2003.
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"Case studies in crisis diplomacy - the War of 1812, the Trent affair during the U.S. Civil War, and the famous 1917 Zimmermann telegram - introduce wide-ranging thematic discussions on the autonomy of diplomats; the effects of increased speed on decisionmaking and public opinion; the neglected role of clerks in diplomacy; and the issues of expense...
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Under the wire : how the telegraph changed diplomacy / David Paull Nickles.
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Harvard historical studies ; v. 144.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-256) and index.
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N327.209/ 2
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74Vv5lvoGMPy
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0674010353 (alk. paper)
9780674010352 (alk. paper)
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327.209034
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991017874829702626
