The Demise of Distance: The Business Press and the Origins of the Information Revolution in the Early Modern Atlantic World

The Demise of Distance: The Business Press and the Origins of the Information Revolution in the Early Modern Atlantic World

The value of information to the economy is obvious. The ways in which information was provided to participants in the economy of the Atlantic World during the second half of the second millennium of the Christian era changed significantly, twice.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American historical review 2005-04, Vol.110 (2), p.295-321
1. Verfasser: McCusker, John J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Area studies
Business
Business structures
Commercial publishing
Commodity prices
Economic activity
History
Information and communication technologies
Information dissemination
Information technology
Innovations
Journalism
Merchants
Newspaper publishing
Press
Publishing industry
Revolution
Scientific and technical progress
United States history
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Zusammenfassung:The value of information to the economy is obvious. The ways in which information was provided to participants in the economy of the Atlantic World during the second half of the second millennium of the Christian era changed significantly, twice.
ISSN:0002-8762
1937-5239
DOI:10.1086/531316