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How did the telegraph, a new and revolutionary form of communication, affect diplomats, who tended to resist change? In a study based on impressive multinational research, David Paull Nickles examines the critical impact of the telegraph on the diplomacy of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Case studies in crisis diplomacy - the War of 1812, the Trent affair in the US Civil War, and the famous 1917 Zimmermann telegram - introduce wide-ranging thematic discussions on the autonomy of diplomats; the effects of increased speed on decision making and public opinion; the neglected role of clerks in diplomacy; and the issues of expense, garbled text, espionage and technophobia that initally made foreign ministries wary of telegraphy. Ultimately, the introductin of the telegraph contributed to the centralization of foreign ministries and the rising importance of signals intelligence. The faster pace of diplomatic disputes invited more emotional decisions by statesmen, while public opinion often exercised a belligerent influence on crises developing over a shorter period of time. "Under the Wire" offers a fascinating new perspective on the culture of diplomacy and the social history of technology.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Society & social sciences Politics & government International relations

• Plný název: Under the Wire
• Podnázev: How the Telegraph Changed Diplomacy
• Autor: David Paull Nickles
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Pevná
• Počet stran: 272
• EAN: 9780674010352
• ISBN: 0674010353
• ID: 04634428
• Nakladatelství: Harvard University Press
• Hmotnost: 531 g
• Rozměry: 235 × 156 × 24 mm
• Datum vydání: 30. November 2003

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