Reluctant Power: Networks, Corporations, and the Struggle for Global Governance in the Early 20th Century...

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Rita Zajácz (Assisstant Professor, University of Iowa)

Reluctant Power

Networks, Corporations, and the Struggle for Global Governance in the Early 20th Century

Rita Zajácz (Assisstant Professor, University of Iowa)

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MIT Press
06 August 2019

Communication studies; History of the Americas; Central government; Postal & telecommunications industries

Series: Information Policy

How early twentieth-century American policymakers sought to gain control over radiotelegraphy networks in an effort to advance the global position of the United States.

In Reluctant Power, Rita Zajacz examines how early twentieth century American policymakers sought to gain control over radiotelegraphy networks in an effort to advance the global position of the United States. Doing so, she develops an analytical framework for understanding the struggle for network control that can be applied not only to American attempts to establish a global radio network in the early twentieth century but also to current US efforts to retain control of the internet.

In the late nineteenth century, Britain was seen to control both the high seas and the global cable communication network under the sea. By the turn of the twentieth century, Britain's geopolitical rivals, including the United States, looked to radiotelegraphy that could circumvent Britain's dominance. Zajacz traces policymakers' attempts to grapple with both a new technology-radiotelegraphy-and a new corporate form- the multinational corporation, which managed the network and acted as a crucial intermediary. She argues that both foreign policy and domestic radio legislation were shaped by the desire to harness radiotelegraphy for geopolitical purposes and reveals how communication policy and aspects of the American legal system adjusted to the demands of a rising power. The United States was a reluctant power during the early twentieth century, because policymakers were unsure that companies headquartered in the United States were sufficiently American and doubted that their strategies served the national interest.

By: Rita Zajácz (Assisstant Professor University of Iowa)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
ISBN: 9780262042611
ISBN 10: 0262042614
Series: Information Policy
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 06 August 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rita Zajacz is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa.