Cables, Crises, and the Press: The Geopolitics of the New International Information System in the Americas, 1866-1903

TitleCables, Crises, and the Press: The Geopolitics of the New International Information System in the Americas, 1866-1903
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsBritton, John A.
Number of Pages473 pp.
PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press
CityAlbuquerque, NM
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780826353979
Annotation

Introduction : Main themes and organization of the book
Introduction to the new international information system
Building the international cable system
Raising false hopes : international communications and international crises in Latin America, 1866-1881
War, diplomacy, and propaganda : Chilean-U.S. relations, 1866-1880s
European intrusions, domestic disorder, and U.S. armed intervention : Central America in the 1880s
Confrontation via the information system : Chile and the United States, 1889-1892
Popularization of the imperial mentality : from border crisis to hemispheric hegemony
Propaganda, public uproar, and the threat of war : the United States, Great Britain, and the Venezuelan boundary controversy
Information flow and revolution : Cuba, Spain, and the United States
Diplomacy under stress : Washington, Havana, and Madrid
Information flow, the U.S. press and the war with Spain
The Panama conspiracy
Celebrations of heroism and power
Conclusion : The ominous triumph of popular culture

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