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Thompson, John Herd was born on September 18, 1946 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Joseph Whyte and Gladys Kate (Campain) Thompson. came to the United States 1989.
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Canada and the United States: Ambivalent Allies
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An assessment of the relations between America and Canada, distilling a mass of social, economic, cultural and political developments of mutual importance. The distinctions between the countries - Canada's acceptance of state intrusion into the private sector, for example - are emphasised.
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Canada and the United States: Ambivalent Allies (The United States and the Americas Ser.)
( The United States and Canada have the world’s largest t...)
The 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. This 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.
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Forging the Prairie West (Illustrated History of Canada)
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This second volume in the Illustrated History of Canada series relates the eventful, occasionally violent history of the three "prairie" provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta). Covering exploration as well as economic, political, and social history, it presents a detailed account of the region's importance in Canadian history.
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Canada and the United States: Ambivalent Allies
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The authors argue that despite a shared continent and heritage, ambivalence has always characterized relations between the two countries-- an ambivalence stemming from differences that Americans underestimate and that Canadians overstate. Thompson and Randall begin with the century in which Canada was a pawn in the relations between the United States and Great Britain. They consider the years until World War II, during which Canada and the United States erected many of the bilateral institutions and mechanisms that govern their relationship in the twentieth century. The authors then explore the World War and Cold War alliance based on economic interest and shared anti-Communist that made Canada part of a "new American empire." The years from 1960 until 1984 most merit their sub-title Ambivalent Allies, as this continental consensus fragmented. In 1984 the relationship was restored as Canada's Conservative government embraced the United States with an ardor which stunned a Canadian body politic nurtured on the milk of anti-Americanism. Throughout CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES, the authors consider the economic and social dimensions of the relationship, from Canadian responses to the increasing weight of the U.S. cultural presence, to the archaic stereotypes in which Canadians and Americans understand each other. While Canadians have been obsessed with the United States, they conclude, Canada has been a matter of consuming disinterest to the United States public and to most of its leaders. Despite the oft-repeated platitudes about a "special relationship" between the two countries, the authors maintain that what is striking is the extent to which United States policy toward Canada conforms to U.S. policy toward the rest of the world. For its part, Canada's preoccupation with the United States has shaped Canadian national policies. Any apparent contemporary trend toward consensus and convergence between the United States and Canada, they conclude, must be viewed through the lens of two centuries of ambiguity and ambivalence. CONTENTS Introduction A Revolution Rejected, 1774-1871 Canada Encounters Industrial America, 1871-1903 Beginning a Bilateral Relationship, 1903-1918 The New Era, 1919-1929 Acquaintance to Alliance, 1930-1941 World War to Cold War, 1941-1947 Canada in the New American Empire, 1948-1958 The Moose that Roared, 1958-1968 The Ambivalent Ally, 1968-1984 Republicans and Tories, 1984-1992 Epilogue: "Plus Ça Change"
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Harvests of War (Oxford) (The Canadian social history series)
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Book by Thompson, John Herd
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John Herd Thompson
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor with honors, U. Winnipeg, 1968; Master of Arts, U. Manitoba, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Queens U., Kingston, Ontario, 1975.
Career
Faculty, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1989.
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Canada and the United States: Ambivalent Allies
( The authors argue that despite a shared continent and h...)
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Forging the Prairie West (Illustrated History of Canada)
(This second volume in the Illustrated History of Canada s...)
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Canada and the United States: Ambivalent Allies
(An assessment of the relations between America and Canada...)
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Canada and the United States: Ambivalent Allies (The United States and the Americas Ser.)
( The United States and Canada have the world’s largest t...)
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Harvests of War (Oxford) (The Canadian social history series)
(Book by Thompson, John Herd)
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Canada and the United States: Ambivalent Allies
Membership
Member American History Association, Canada History Association, Society for American Baseball Research, Association for Canada Studies in the United States.
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Married Katrin Ann Partelpoeg, January 15, 1977. Children: Anne Marie, Mark Thomas.
