{"product_id":"canada-and-the-united-states-ambivalent-allies-paperback","title":"Canada and the United States: Ambivalent Allies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Herd Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen J. Randall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States and Canada have the world's largest trading relationship and the longest shared border. Spanning the period from the American Revolution to post-9\/11 debates over shared security, Canada and the United States offers a current, thoughtful assessment of relations between the two countries. Distilling a mass of detail concerning cultural, economic, and political developments of mutual importance over more than two centuries, this survey enables readers to grasp quickly the essence of the shared experience of these two countries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition of Canada and the United States has been extensively rewritten and updated throughout to reflect new scholarly arguments, emphases, and discoveries. In addition, there is new material on such topics as energy, the environment, cultural and economic integration, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, border security, missile defense, and the second administration of George W. Bush.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Herd Thompson (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e JOHN HERD THOMPSON is a professor of history at Duke University and teaches in Duke's Canadian Studies Program. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eBritish Columbia: Land of Promises\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen J. Randall (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e STEPHEN J. RANDALL, FRSC, is a professor of history and director of the Institute for United States Policy Research at the University of Calgary. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eUnited States Foreign Oil Policy since World War I\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450140311730,"sku":"9780820331133","price":59.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a9b5c0143b0efc86dc45a4884eabbb4f.webp?v=1778781352","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/canada-and-the-united-states-ambivalent-allies-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}