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[ecrea] New book on the history of ITU (International Telecommunication Union)

Sun Aug 10 17:58:54 GMT 2014



New book on the history of ITU (International Telecommunication Union)



A new book on the transnational history of telegraphy written by Gabriele Balbi with Simone Fari, Giuseppe Richeri and Spartaco Calvo has just been published by Peter Lang. This book uses new sources to indepth the early history of the Telegraph Union (today the International Telecommunication Union - ITU) and focuses on the key role – political, diplomatic, economic and technical – Switzerland played in promoting its birth and managing its structures during the ten years preceding and following its creation (1855-1875). The history of the ITU tends to be neglected in telecommunication history and the role of Switzerland in its formation and management has been largely overlooked. This is surprising for three reasons: first, it was (and still is) the seat of the Bureau; second, until World War Two the secretary was a Swiss national; finally, the Bureau was under the direct control of the Swiss government. The main statement of this book is that the political economy of Switzerland, based on neutrality, diplomacy, internationalism and technical expertise, exerted a decisive influence over the origins of the ITU. Flyers, extracts, and table of content can be downloaded from this website: http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=81426&cid=539.




Gabriele Balbi, PhD

Assistant Professor in Media Studies

IMeG – Institute of Media and Journalism

Faculty of Communication Sciences

Università della Svizzera italiana, USI

Via G. Buffi 13

CH - 6904 Lugano

(e) (gabriele.balbi /at/ usi.ch)

(w) http://www.usi.ch/personal-info?id=925

(w) http://unisi-ch.academia.edu/GabrieleBalbi

(t) +41 (0)58.666.4729



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