Beyond walls : re-inventing the Canada-United States borderlands / / Victor Konrad, Heather N. Nicol

• Autore: Konrad Victor A.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 303.48/273071
• Soggetto topico: Borderlands - United States; Borderlands - Canada; Border security - United States; Border security - Canada; National security - United States; National security - Canada; Terrorism - Prevention - Government policy - United States; Terrorism - Prevention - Government policy - Canada; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Influence
• Soggetto geografico: United States Relations Canada; Canada Relations United States
• Altri autori: NicolHeather N <1953-> (Heather Nora)
• Note generali: "First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The Canada-United States borderlands in the 21st century -- 2. Boundaries, borders and borderlands : borderlands theory in the era of globalization -- 3. A retrospective on the Canada-U.S. borderlands -- 4. Borderland regions and transnational communities -- 5. Trade in an era of heightened security : sustaining the prosperity partnership -- 6. Homeland security and emergency preparedness -- 7. Passport compliance -- 8. Environment -- 9. Arctic boundaries and northern borderlands -- 10. Borderlands culture.
• Sommario/riassunto: September 11, 2001 marked the beginning of a new era of security imperatives for many countries. The border between Canada and the United States suddenly emerged from relative obscurity to become a focus of constant attention by media, federal and state/provincial governments on both sides of the boundary, and the public at large. This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Canada-USA border in its 21st century form, placing it within the context of border and borderlands theory, globalization and the changing geopolitical dialogue. It argues that this border 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 to a heightened level of security and yet continue to function well, sustaining the massive flow of trade. It argues whether, in doing so, the US-Canada border offers a model for future borderlands. Although this model is still evolving and still aspires toward better management practices, the template may prove useful, not only for North America, but also in conflict border zones as well as the meshed border regions of the EU, Africa's artificial line boundaries and other global situations.
• Titolo autorizzato: Beyond walls
• ISBN: 1-351-95545-4; 1-138-25192-5; 1-315-26157-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154583303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Border regions series.