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Ethnic diasporas and the Canada-United States security community : from the Civil War to today / David G. Haglund.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haglund, David G., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- National security--Canada.
- Irish Americans--Politics and government.
- Irish Americans.
- German Americans--Politics and government.
- German Americans.
- Muslims--Political activity--United States.
- Muslims.
- Muslims--Political activity--Canada.
- United States--Foreign relations--Canada.
- United States.
- Canada--Foreign relations--United States.
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The focus is on three diasporas and their impact on North American security relations: the Irish, the Germans, and the Muslim diaspora. The book first examines the evolution of North America from a zone of war to a zone of peace, starting with the debate over the nature and meaning of the Canada-US border. It then assesses the role of ethnic diasporas in North American security, exploring whether ethnic interest groups have been gaining influence over the shaping of U.S. foreign policy. This debate is also valid in Canada, especially given the practice of federal political parties of catering
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One: “Geopolitical� Borders and North America�s Hobbesian Past""; ""Chapter Two: From Zone of War to Zone of Peace""; ""Chapter Three: Diasporas and Their Impact upon Global and Regional Security""; ""Chapter Four: Big Stick, or Splintered Shillelagh?""; ""Chapter Five: “Do the German Americans Dictate Our Foreign Policy?�""; ""Chapter Six: “New Fenians� and “Homegrowns�""; ""Conclusion""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Haglund, David G. Ethnic diasporas and the Canada-United States security community : from the Civil War to today.
- ISBN:
- 9781442242708
- 1442242701
- OCLC:
- 906576288
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