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Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845-1893
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Artikel-Nr:
9781107012288
Veröffentl:
2015
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Erscheinungsdatum:
02.02.2015
Seiten:
318
Autor:
Joshua D. Wolff
Gewicht:
671 g
Format:
235x157x23 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Joshua D. Wolff completed a Ph.D. in history at Columbia University, where he has also served as a lecturer in history. He is an associate for a global management consulting firm.
Chronicles the rise of Western Union Telegraph from the early years of telecommunications to its apogee as the first nationwide corporate monopoly in American history.
1. The meanest property in the world; 2. Midwife to monopoly; 3. 'An entering wedge' against monopoly; 4. 'A very big thing'; 5. No middle ground; 6. The specter of competition; 7. First time tragedy, second time farce; 8. Octopus of the wires.