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Under the Wire
How the Telegraph Changed Diplomacy
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David Paull Nickles
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English
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2003
About this book
Through case studies in crisis diplomacy—the War of 1812, the Trent affair during the U.S. Civil War, and the famous 1917 Zimmermann telegram—Nickles examines the critical impact of the telegraph on the diplomacy of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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In this study of the impact of telegraphy on the management of international relations, the reader is rewarded time and again by finding original observations regarding familiar events. This is a book that can have a shaping effect not only on the field of international relations but on many others, since it compels one to think hard about how changes in technology affect behavior and thought among groups with deeply rooted traditions and beliefs.
-- Ernest R. May, Harvard University
-- Ernest R. May, Harvard University
David Paull Nickles has plumbed the archives of four countries to determine just how transformative [the invention of the telegraph] really was. Under the Wire is a subtle and impressive examination of history.
-- Christian D. Brose Wall Street Journal
-- Christian D. Brose Wall Street Journal
Nickles offers often interesting and different interpretations of well-known events. His is a timely and readable study of how changing technology impacted the role of traditional diplomats--and the degree to which they could be controlled from Washington.
-- Communication Booknotes Quarterly
-- Communication Booknotes Quarterly
In a study based on impressive multinational research, Nickles examines the critical impact of the telegraph on the diplomacy of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
It is an interesting study by a knowledgeable author and includes an excellent discussion of the Zimmerman Telegram incident.
-- Cryptologia
-- Cryptologia
By focusing on the telegraph, Nickles reveals the complexity of interactions between technology and human behavior...in analyzing how telegraphy transformed diplomacy, he has made a signal contribution to the literatures on communications technology and on diplomatic history. And best of all, his book is a delight to read.
-- Daniel Headrick Victorian Studies
-- Daniel Headrick Victorian Studies
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July 1, 2009
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9780674041554
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271
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9780674041554
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