World projects : global information before World War I /
This study opens a new portal into the history of globalisation by examining several large-scale projects that, at the beginning of the twentieth century, shared a grand yet unachievable goal: bringing order to the world. Drawing from a broad array of archival materials, the book reveals how expandi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English German |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota :
University of Minnesota Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Electronic mediations ;
Volume 45. |
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Full text (Emmanuel users only) |
| Summary: | This study opens a new portal into the history of globalisation by examining several large-scale projects that, at the beginning of the twentieth century, shared a grand yet unachievable goal: bringing order to the world. Drawing from a broad array of archival materials, the book reveals how expanding commercial relations, growing international scientific agreements, and an imperial monopolisation of the political realm spawned ambitious global projects. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781452941387 1452941386 9781452941394 1452941394 9781452947501 1452947503 |
| Language: | Translated from the German. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |