How the World Was One

How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village i
	First edition
Author	Arthur C. Clarke
Language	English
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Gollancz
Publication date	1992

How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village is Arthur C. Clarke's history and survey of the communications revolution, published in 1992. The title includes an intentional pun; in English How the World Was Won would sound exactly the same. The title also references the title of the blockbuster 1962 film How the West Was Won.

This work is based on an earlier work by Clarke entitled Voice Across the Sea, published in 1958.

References

↑ "Book Reviews". Journal of Communication. 44 (4): 183–199. 1994-12-01. doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.1994.tb00708.x. ISSN 0021-9916.
↑ Beauchamp, K. G. (1993-06-01). "How the World was One: Beyond the Global Village". Engineering Science & Education Journal. 2 (3): 104. doi:10.1049/esej:19930032 (inactive 12 July 2025). ISSN 2051-2147.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
↑ Huntington, John (1994). "Review of How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village". Utopian Studies. 5 (1): 166–167. ISSN 1045-991X. JSTOR 20719265.

External links

How the World Was One title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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[1] "Book Reviews". Journal of Communication. 44 (4): 183–199. 1994-12-01. doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.1994.tb00708.x. ISSN 0021-9916.

[2] Beauchamp, K. G. (1993-06-01). "How the World was One: Beyond the Global Village". Engineering Science & Education Journal. 2 (3): 104. doi:10.1049/esej:19930032 (inactive 12 July 2025). ISSN 2051-2147.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)

[3] Huntington, John (1994). "Review of How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village". Utopian Studies. 5 (1): 166–167. ISSN 1045-991X. JSTOR 20719265.