Book review: the fence and the bridge: geopolitics and identity along the Canada-US border by Heather N. Nicol

Farías Pelcastre, Iván (2016) Book review: the fence and the bridge: geopolitics and identity along the Canada-US border by Heather N. Nicol. LSE Review of Books (18 Mar 2016). Website.

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In The Fence and the Bridge: Geopolitics and Identity Along the Canada-US Border, Heather N. Nicol adds to growing analyses of the functioning and perception of borders by focusing on the historical development of the Canada-US border-security relationship, tracing it from the present post-9/11 era back into the preceding centuries. While the book does tend to assume Canada as a country subject to US dominance, thereby inhibiting consideration of the growing harmonisation of North American security policies, Iván Farías Pelcastre finds this a worthy contribution to studies into the contested meanings of borders in the specific context of US-Canadian relations.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	13 Apr 2016 14:04
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 20:16
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/66087

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