Canada/US and other unfriendly relations
Subtitle: before and after 9/11
By: Patricia Molloy
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781137023407
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; Canadian National characteristics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy; Mass media and culture; Foreign relations
Description: "An inter-disciplinary examination of contentious events within and beyond Canada, their relationship to and impact on Canada/US relations, and Canadian political and cultural identity both before and after 9/11, Canada/US and Other Unfriendly Relations examines conceptual issues of war and warfare, sovereignty and violence, multiculturalism, citizenship and identity, human rights and international law. The author draws on key theorists in a range of disciplines including sociology, anthropology, international relations, philosophy, Canadian studies, cultural studies and critical race theory, and gives a close analysis of how myths of Canadian benevolence are circulated in Canadian and American media, from mainstream news to popular television, film and the Internet. What emerges is a story of a conflicted and stormy relationship between two neighboring countries who rival and envy each other while failing to understand the other"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.