7 Telegraphic Diplomacy From the Origins to the Formative Years of the ITU, 1849–1875

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1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of Contents V
3. Introduction: The ITU as Actor, Arena, and Antenna of Techno-Diplomacy 1
4. Part I. ITU as a Global Actor in the History of Telecommunications
5. 1 The Russian Empire and the International Telegraph Union, 1856–1875 15
6. 2 ITU, Submarine Cables and African Colonies, 1850s–1900s 37
7. 3 When Techno-Diplomacy Failed: Walter S. Rogers, the Universal Electrical Communications Union, and the Limitations of the International Telegraph Union as a Global Actor in the 1920s 55
8. 4 ITU, the Development Debate, and Technical Cooperation in the Global South, 1950–1992 77
9. 5 The Rising Role of China in the Promotion of Multilateral Internet Governance, 1994–2014 107
10. 6 Is the International Telecommunication Union Still Relevant in “the Internet Age?” Lessons From the 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) 135
11. Part II. ITU as an Arena of Techno-Diplomatic Negotiations for Emerging Technologies
12. 7 Telegraphic Diplomacy From the Origins to the Formative Years of the ITU, 1849–1875 169
13. 8 The International Radiotelegraph Union Over the Course of World War I, 1912–1927 191
14. 9 Technology Taking Over Diplomacy? The ‘Comité Consultatif International (for) Fernschreiben’ (CCIF) and Its Relationship to the ITU in the Early History of Telephone Standardization, 1923–1947 215
15. 10 A Union of Nations or Administrations? Voting Rights, Representation, and Sovereignty at the International Telecommunication Union in the 1930s 243
16. 11 ITU Exhibitions in Switzerland: Displaying the “Big Family of Telecommunications,” 1960s–1970s 265
17. 12 Techno-Diplomacy of the Planetary Periphery, 1960s–1970s 297
18. 13 The ITU Facing the Emergence of the Internet, 1960s–Early 2000s 321
19. Index 345