News from Germany : the competition to control world communications, 1900-1945 / Heidi J. S. Tworek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tworek, Heidi, Author.

Series:

Harvard historical studies ; Volume 190.

Harvard Historical Studies ; 190

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Germany--History--20th century.

Mass media.

Mass media and culture--History--20th century.

Mass media and culture.

News agencies--Germany--History--20th century.

News agencies.

Mass media--Germany--Influence--History--20th century.

Communication--Political aspects--Germany--History--20th century.

Communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Heidi Tworek's innovative history reveals how, across two devastating wars, Germany attempted to build a powerful communication empire-and how the Nazis manipulated the news to rise to dominance in Europe and further their global agenda. When the news became a form of international power, it changed the course of history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1 .The News Agency Consensus

2. A World Wireless Network

3. Revolution, Representation, and Reality

4. The Father of Radio and Economic News in Europe

5. Cultural Diplomacy in Istanbul

6. False News and Economic Nationalism

7. The Limits of Communications

8. The World War of Words

Conclusion

List of Abbreviations

Notes

Archives Consulted

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780674240735

0674240731

9780674240728

0674240723

OCLC:

1083544889