The telegraph and the telephone were the first electrical communications networks to become hallmarks of modernity. Yet they were not initially expected to achieve universal accessibility. In this pioneering history of their evolution, Richard R. John demonstrates how access to these networks...

Frontmatter -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ABOUT THIS BOOK -- CONTENTS -- PART I. POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION -- 1. ISSUES OF POLICY / Harris, Seymour E. -- 2. ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY -- PART II. INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY AND AREA STUDIES -- INTRODUCTION / Harris,...

Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF CHARTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I: PRICE HISTORY INVESTIGATIONS AT SIX CITIES -- PART II: COMPARISON OF THE COURSE OF PRICES AT SIX CITIES -- APPENDICES

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I. THE UTILITY OF BANKS AS A SOURCE OF MEDIA OF PAYMENT -- CHAPTER I. THE FUNCTIONS OF BANKING -- CHAPTER II. EARLY MINOR ARGUMENTS CONCERNING THE MERITS OF BANKS -- CHAPTER III. BANKS INCREASE THE COUNTRY'S CAPITAL -- CHAPTER IV. BANKS...

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I. WOOL-GROWING BEFORE 1800 -- CHAPTER II. THE ADVENT OF THE MERINO, 1800-1815 -- CHAPTER III. WOOL-GROWING FINALLY ESTABLISHED ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS, 1815-1830 -- CHAPTER IV. THE PERIOD OF THE EAST'S SUPREMACY, 1830-1840 -- CHAPTER V. THE RISE OF...