Telegraphic Imperialism: Crisis and Panic in the Indian Empire, c.1830-1920 (Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History)

The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change.