{"product_id":"under-the-wire-9780674010352","title":"Under the Wire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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\u003cbr\u003eDavid Paull Nickles has plumbed the archives of four countries to determine just how transformative [the invention of the telegraph] really was. \u003ci\u003eUnder the Wire\u003c\/i\u003e is a subtle and impressive examination of history. -- Christian D. Brose * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eNickles 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 *\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 *\u003cbr\u003eBy 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction    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","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403516453207,"sku":"9780674010352","price":43.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674010352.jpg?v=1730483701","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/under-the-wire-9780674010352","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}