The telegraphic revolution: Speed, space and time in the nineteenth century
This article investigates the impact of the ‘communications revolution’ upon experiences of time and space during the nineteenth century. Focusing upon the first three decades of telegraphic communication, it unpacks the assumptions underlying linear narratives of ‘acceleration’ and ‘time-space comp...
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Oxford University Press
2019
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