Drawing borders
Subtitle: the American-Canadian relationship during the Gilded Age
By: by David R. Spencer
Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9781441199072
Subjects: Politics and government; Pictorial Canadian wit and humor; Editorial cartoons; Pictorial American wit and humor; Caricatures and cartoons; Relations; History
Description: "Canada has not always had the role of 'friendly neighbor to the north.' In fact, the seemingly peaceful history of relations between the United States and Canada is punctuated with instances of border disputes, annexation manifestos and trade disagreements. David R. Spencer reveals the complexity of this relationship through a fascinating examination of political cartoons that appeared both in the U.S. and Canada from 1849 through the 1990s. By first examining both the cultural and political differences and similarities between the two nations, Spencer lays the groundwork for the main focus of his study - deeper analysis of the political perspectives of the editorial cartoons. Including 141 actual cartoons of the time, Spencer provides meaningful references to the historical material covered. An intriguing study by a leading Canadian-American scholar, this work is sure to interest many across the disciplines of journalism history, cartoons, media studies, communication and international relations."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Analyzing the visual; title: Clash of cultures; title: Laughing at ourselves: the introduction; title: What God hath joined together; title: The Trojan horse; title: What's a fish among friends?; title: Looking through the one way mirror.