TY - BOOK AU - Finn,Bernard S. AU - Yang,Daqing TI - Communications under the seas: the evolving cable network and its implications SN - 9780262012867 (hbk.) AV - TK5103.15 .C66 2009 U1 - 621.3878409162 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - MIT Press KW - Cables, Submarine KW - History KW - Telecommunication KW - Social aspects KW - Communication, International N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Submarine telegraphy: a study in technical stagnation / Bernard Finn -- Bridging the gap: the cable and its challengers, 1918-1988 / Jonathan Reed Winkler -- Fiber-optic submarine cables: covering the ocean floor with glass / Jeff Hecht -- The International Telegraph Union: the cable companies and the governments / Jorma Ahvenainen -- The origins of Cable and Wireless Limited, 1918-1939: capitalism, imperialism, and technical change / Robert Boyce -- Small nation, international submarine telegraphy, and international politics: the Great Northern Telegraph Company, 1869-1940 / Kurt Jacobsen -- Je t'aime, moi non plus: the development of Atlantic submarine cables and the complexity of the French-American dialogue, 1870-1960 / Pascal Griset -- Strategic and military aspects of submarine telegraph cables, 1851-1945 / Daniel R. Headrick -- Submarine cables and diplomatic culture / David Paull Nickles -- Submarine cables and the two Japanese empires / Daqing Yang -- The geopolitical implications of communication under the seas / Peter J. Hugill ER -