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Sebastian Rose: The Indo-European Telegraph Department in Iran: Radical technology of change?
Sebastian Rose: The Indo-European Telegraph Department in Iran: Radical technology of change?
From 1865, the Indo-European Telegraph Department (IETD) and its network formed a vital link between London and India. Initially constructed for imperial security, the IETD network played a transformative role in connecting empires, cultures and peoples across the British empire and beyond. But what was the telegraph network’s impact on Iran? And how was it […]