Outline of the first chapter
Following the historical Paths of Global Communication
1. Geographical Space: A Barrier to communication
2. Geography and the mythical world
3. Ancient encounters of societies and cultures
4. Global explorers: Migrants, holy people, merchants
5. Mapmakers in the Medieval world
6. Inventors: Signals and semaphores
7. The printing press, literacy, and the knowledge explosion
8. Scientists and international networks
9. The international electric revolution
10. Summary: global immediacy and transparency
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