The Politics of Linkage
Power, Interdependence, and Ideas in Canada-US Relations
Will be published approx. on 29. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-0-7748-1696-0 (ISBN)
Description
Do Canada and the United States share a special relationship, or is this a mere myth that has masked stark calculations of national interest? Recent tensions over the Iraq War and ballistic missile defence have resurrected this perennial Canadian debate and triggered alarm about whether the US would make coercive linkages between issues to force Canada to change its policies.
The Politics of Linkage cuts through political rhetoric and academic cliches by offering detailed accounts of postwar disputes over nuclear weapons, Arctic waters, oil and gas, and the Iraq War. Although early Cold War disputes were governed by a diplomatic culture that was genuinely "special," the limits of Canadian autonomy are now defined by the ever-shifting alignment of interest groups in Washington and by international agreements and organizations.
The Politics of Linkage cuts through political rhetoric and academic cliches by offering detailed accounts of postwar disputes over nuclear weapons, Arctic waters, oil and gas, and the Iraq War. Although early Cold War disputes were governed by a diplomatic culture that was genuinely "special," the limits of Canadian autonomy are now defined by the ever-shifting alignment of interest groups in Washington and by international agreements and organizations.
Reviews / Votes
Bow makes [it] clear, the conditions that made that golden age possible are gone for good.- Robert Teigrob, Ryerson University (Canadian Public Policy, Vol XXXVII, No. 1) The judges in the 2010 Donner Prize competition for the best book on Canadian public policy made no mistake to choose Brian Bow's Politics of Linkage. Bow has crafted a splendid exploration of the past six decades of the United States-Canada relationship that must be ranked among the most profound on the subject.
- John Herd Thompson (H-Diplo Roundtable Review, Vol XII, No 17, 2011)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
320 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7748-1696-0 (9780774816960)
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Person
Brian Bow is an associate professor of political science at Dalhousie University and co-editor of An Independent Foreign Policy for Canada? Challenges and Choices for the Future.
Content
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1 The Social Foundations of the Special Relationship
2 Power, Interdependence, and Ideas
3 Nuclear Weapons, 1959-63
4 Arctic Waters, 1969-71
5 Oil and Gas, 1980-83
6 War in Iraq, 2001-4
7 Diplomatic Culture: Exceptions, Rules, and Exceptions to the Rule
Notes
References
Index
Abbreviations
1 The Social Foundations of the Special Relationship
2 Power, Interdependence, and Ideas
3 Nuclear Weapons, 1959-63
4 Arctic Waters, 1969-71
5 Oil and Gas, 1980-83
6 War in Iraq, 2001-4
7 Diplomatic Culture: Exceptions, Rules, and Exceptions to the Rule
Notes
References
Index