History Has Made Us Friends : Reassessing the Special Relationship between Canada and the United States / ed. by Donald E. Abelson, Stephen Brooks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abelson, Donald E., Contributor.

Abelson, Donald E., Editor.

Adams, Michael, Contributor.

Anderson, Greg, 1969- Contributor.

Brooks, Stephen, Contributor.

Brooks, Stephen, Editor.

Colbourn, Susan, Contributor.

Haglund, David G., Contributor.

Hawes, Michael K., Contributor.

Kirkey, Christopher J., Contributor.

Lajeunesse, Adam, Contributor.

McGuire, Sara K., Contributor.

McKercher, Asa, Contributor.

Nicol, Wesley, Contributor.

Norton, Roy, Contributor.

Olive, Andrea, 1980- Contributor.

Paquin, Stéphane, Contributor.

Parkin, Andrew, Contributor.

Vannijnatten, Debora L., Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : 8 diagrams, 3 tables

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Separated by the world’s longest land border and engaging in over three billion dollars in trade daily, Canada and the United States share security concerns, cultural interests, and a history spanning more than 250 years. Alan Rock, former Canadian ambassador to the United States, has said that this special relationship represents “a bond that is beyond practical. It borders on mystical.” The rise of nativist sentiment, however, has raised concerns over preserving this relationship.History Has Made Us Friends illuminates the nature and dynamics of Canada-US relations, examining their history, attributed meaning, and conceptualization. Contributors consider many angles and perspectives, including the impact of geopolitical change, to determine whether the relationship warrants the moniker “special.” They explore whether shared values and demographic similarities continue to cement the relationship, and if it still matters whether presidents and prime ministers get along.While things look different today from when President Kennedy declared, “What unites us is far greater than what divides us,” History Has Made Us Friends argues that the Canada-US relationship – often narrowly understood or dismissed as a relic of the past – continues to be unique and resilient.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction: A Special Relationship?

Part One: Understanding the Canada–US Landscape

1 An Unexpected Shift: Canadians’ Views of the United States in the Era of Free Trade

2 Navigating the Canada–US Relationship

3 Polarity and the International Political System: Canada, the United States, and the Special Relationship

Part Two: What Is So Special about the Canada–US Relationship?

4 Trump’s “American System” and Beyond: The Sources of Continuity in Contemporary Canada–US Trade Relations

5 What’s Love Got to Do with It? Presidents, Prime Ministers, and the Making of the Special Relationship

6 Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, and the Politics of Friendship

7 Canadian Nationalism and the Canada–US Special Relationship

8 Quebec’s Relations with the US under Jean Charest: Building a Special Relationship

Part Three: Cooperation and Conflict on the Canada–US Bilateral Agenda

9 The Specialness of the Canada–US Environmental Relationship: From Environmental Interdependence to Earth Systems Crisis

10 When Irish Eyes Are Smiling: Arctic Sovereignty and the Impact of Personal Diplomacy

11 Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: AUKUS and the Question of a “Special” Canada–US Defence Relationship

12 The 49th Parallel: Balancing Cooperation with Sovereignty

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Aug 2024)

ISBN:

9780228021544

0228021545