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Author Molloy, Patricia, 1961- author.

Title Canada/US and other unfriendly relations : before and after 9/11 / Patricia Molloy
Edition 1st ed
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 192 pages)
Contents Killing Canadians (I): The International Politics of Capital Punishment -- Killing Canadians (II): The Righteous Politics of the Accident -- Marrying Americans: The Identity Politics of the Election(s) -- Framing Canadians (I): The Spectacular Politics of the Arrests -- Framing Canadians (II): The Extraordinary Politics of Rendition -- Resisting Americans: The Precarious Politics of Asylum -- (B)ordering Canadians: The Hyperreal Politics of CBC's "The Border."
Summary Patricia Molloy breaks new ground with this 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. Molloy 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
"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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject National characteristics, Canadian.
Mass media and culture -- Canada
International relations -- Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Diplomacy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
Politics and Government.
Diplomatic relations
Mass media and culture
National characteristics, Canadian
SUBJECT Canada -- Foreign relations -- United States
Subject Canada
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781137031457
113703145X