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The Fence and the Bridge: Geopolitics and Identity along the CanadaaUS Border
Heather N. Nicol
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Description for The Fence and the Bridge: Geopolitics and Identity along the CanadaaUS Border
Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBTP; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
The Fence and the Bridge is about the development of the Canada-US border-security relationship as an outgrowth of the much lengthier Canada-US relationship. It suggests that this relationship has been both highly reflexive and hegemonic over time, and that such realities are embodied in the metaphorical images and texts that describe the Canada-US border over its history. Nicol argues that prominent security motifs, such as themes of free trade, illegal immigration, cross-border crime, terrorism, and territorial sovereignty are not new, nor are they limited to the post-9/11 era. They have developed and evolved at different times and become part of ... Read more
The Fence and the Bridge is about the development of the Canada-US border-security relationship as an outgrowth of the much lengthier Canada-US relationship. It suggests that this relationship has been both highly reflexive and hegemonic over time, and that such realities are embodied in the metaphorical images and texts that describe the Canada-US border over its history. Nicol argues that prominent security motifs, such as themes of free trade, illegal immigration, cross-border crime, terrorism, and territorial sovereignty are not new, nor are they limited to the post-9/11 era. They have developed and evolved at different times and become part of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
510g
Number of Pages
307
Place of Publication
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781554589715
SKU
V9781554589715
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About Heather N. Nicol
Heather N. Nicol is a political geographer whose work explores the structure and operation of the CanadaaUS border, with special emphasis on the impacts of security and sovereignty. Among her publications are Beyond Walls: Reinventing the CanadaaUS Borderlands and Holding the Line: Border in a Global World. She is also interested in the circumpolar North as a geopolitical space, and ... Read more
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