Part I Part One; Chapter 1 Origin and Diffusion of New Technology; Chapter 2 Telegraph Innovation: Origin and Diffusion; Part II Part Two; Chapter 3 Telegraph and Formal Organizations; Chapter 4 Telegraph and the Political System: Power and Politics; Chapter 5 The Telegraph and Culture; Chapter 6 The Telegraph and Social Stratification; Chapter 7 The Telegraph and the Judicial System; Chapter 8 The Telegraph, Nationalism, and the Global Community; Chapter 9 Conclusion;