Tolerant allies : Canada and the United States, 1963-1968 / Greg Donaghy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donaghy, Greg.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--Canada.

United States.

Canada--Foreign relations--United States.

Canada.

United States--Foreign relations--1963-1969.

Canada--Foreign relations--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tolerant Allies draws extensively on recently declassified Canadian and American sources to explore the most important political, economic, and military elements in the bilateral relationship during the 1960s. Greg Donaghy challenges the prevailing view that relations during this turbulent decade were primarily marked by mutual hostility, the product of growing Canadian nationalism and differences over the war in Vietnam. Instead Donaghy argues that through the Autopact and the GATT, Canada and the United States crafted a new economic partnership that tied the two countries together more tightly than ever before.Donaghy shows that economic integration was offset to some extent by diverging views on Western political and military strategy. As Pearson's government pursued distinct foreign and defence policies, American policy-makers acknowledged that Canadian objectives legitimately differed from their own and adjusted their policies accordingly. For its part, Ottawa rarely moved without weighing the impact its initiatives might have on Washington. As a result, Canada and the United States found ways to accommodate each other's interests without seriously impairing bilateral cooperation.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

An Unsteady Start

A Continental Philosophy

Converging Currencies

Defending the Deterrent

The Asian Conundrum

Containing the New Nationalists

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-229) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86071-2

9786612860713

0-7735-7055-1

OCLC:

76898633