Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- List of acronyms
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Ideological Origins of Open Standards I: Telegraph and Engineering Standards, 1860s–1900s
- 3 Ideological Origins of Open Standards II: American Standards, 1910s–1930s
- 4 Standardization and the Monopoly Bell System, 1880s–1930s
- 5 Critiques of Centralized Control, 1930s–1970s
- 6 International Standards for the Convergence of Computers and Communications, 1960s–1970s
- 7 Open Systems and the Limits of Democratic Design, 1970s–1980s
- 8 The Internet and the Advantages of Autocratic Design, 1970s–1990s
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- List of acronyms
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Ideological Origins of Open Standards I: Telegraph and Engineering Standards, 1860s–1900s
- 3 Ideological Origins of Open Standards II: American Standards, 1910s–1930s
- 4 Standardization and the Monopoly Bell System, 1880s–1930s
- 5 Critiques of Centralized Control, 1930s–1970s
- 6 International Standards for the Convergence of Computers and Communications, 1960s–1970s
- 7 Open Systems and the Limits of Democratic Design, 1970s–1980s
- 8 The Internet and the Advantages of Autocratic Design, 1970s–1990s
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Open Standards and the Digital AgeHistory, Ideology, and Networks, pp. i - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014