Victor Konrad, Heather Nicol

Beyond Walls

Re-inventing the Canada-United States Borderlands

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Produktbeschreibung

In a comprehensive examination of the Canada-USA border post-9/11, this book argues that it has been reinvented as a 'state of the art', technology-steeped crossing system, while the image of the border has been engineered to appear consistent with the 'friendly' border of the past. It shows how a border can evolve and yet continue to function well, offering a model for future borderlands elsewhere.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 694g
• ISBN-13: 9780754672029
• ISBN-10: 0754672026
• Artikelnr.: 31306358

Autorenporträt

Dr Victor Konrad is Adjunct Research Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada and Heather Nicol, Associate Professor of Geography, Department of Geography, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Foreword
Preface
The Canada-United States borderlands in the 21st century
Boundaries, borders and borderlands: Borderlands theory in the era of globalization
A retrospective on the Canada-US borderlands
Borderland regions and transnational communities
Trade in an era of heightened security: sustaining the prosperity partnership
Homeland security and emergency preparedness
Passport compliance
Environment
Arctic boundaries and Northern borderlands
Borderlands culture
Index.