{"product_id":"the-invisible-weapon-telecommunications-and-international-politics-1851-1945-9780199930333","title":"The Invisible Weapon: Telecommunications and International Politics, 1851-1945","description":"A vital instrument of power, telecommunications is and has always been a political technology. In this book, Headrick examines the political history of telecommunications from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of World War II. He argues that this technology gave society new options. In\u003cbr\u003etimes of peace, the telegraph and radio were, as many predicted, instruments of peace; in times of tension, they became instruments of politics, tools for rival interests, and weapons of war. Writing in a lively, accessible style, Headrick illuminates the political aspects of information technology, \u003cbr\u003eshowing how in both World Wars, the use of radio led to a shadowy war of disinformation, cryptography, and communications intelligence, with decisive consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel R. Headrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199930333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel R. Headrick\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Social Science and History at Roosevelt University and author of numerous books on world history, including \u003cem\u003ePower over Peoples: Technology, Environments, and Western Imperialism, 1400 to the Present, Technology: A World History\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2009), \u003cem\u003eWhen\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eInformation Came of Age\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2000), \u003cem\u003eThe Tentacles of Progress\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 1988), and \u003cem\u003eThe Tools of Empire\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 1981).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39937676214387,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ec2c4c04-f815-4387-8d66-b21b3256fa3f.jpg?v=1647995537","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-invisible-weapon-telecommunications-and-international-politics-1851-1945-9780199930333","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}