Engaging the line : Great War experiences along the Canada-US border / Brandon R. Dimmel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dimmel, Brandon R., 1981- author.

Series:

Studies in Canadian military history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Canadian-American Border Region--History--20th century--Case studies.

Cities and towns.

Border security--Canada--History--20th century--Case studies.

Border security.

Border security--United States--History--20th century--Case studies.

World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Canada--Case studies.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States--Case studies.

History.

Canadian-American Border Region--History--20th century--Case studies.

Canadian-American Border Region.

Social aspects.

Canada.

North America--Canadian-American Border Region.

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Engaging the Line examines responses to security measures implemented during the First World War in six adjacent border communities along the Canada-US border. For decades, people living in Windsor, ON, and Detroit, MI; St. Stephen, NB, and Calais, ME; and White Rock, BC, and Blaine, WA, enjoyed close social and economic relationships with their neighbours across the line. The introduction of new security measures during the First World War threatened this way of life by restricting the movement of people and goods across the border. Many Canadians resented the new regulations introduced by their provincial and federal governments, deriding them as "outside influences" that created friction where none had existed before. Engaging the Line brings to life the repercussions for these communities and offers readers a glimpse at the origins of our modern, highly secured border by tracing the shifting relationship between citizens and state during wartime."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

"Brothers once more": relations between Windsor and Detroit

"Part and parcel": administering the Windsor-Detroit border

The "ties that bind": relations between St. Stephen and Calais

"A very convenient arrangement": administering the St. Stephen-Calais border

"God save the king": relations between White Rock and Blaine

Booze and bandits: administering the White Rock Blaine border.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Dimmel, Brandon R., 1981-, author. Engaging the line.

ISBN:

9780774832748

0774832746

OCLC:

953887674