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Daniel Macfarlane - Negotiating a River: Canada, the US, and the Creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway - 9780774826433 - V9780774826433
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Negotiating a River: Canada, the US, and the Creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway

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Description for Negotiating a River: Canada, the US, and the Creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway Hardback. A revealing look at the planning and building of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project -- a megaproject that had a profound impact on North American history. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 712 pages, 42 b&w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPS; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.

It was a megaproject half a century in the making -- a technological and engineering marvel that stands as one of the most ambitious borderlands undertakings ever embarked upon by two countries. The planning and building of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project is one of the defining episodes in North American history.

The project began with transnational negotiations that spanned two world wars and the formative years of the Cold War and included a failed attempt to construct an all-Canadian seaway, which was scuttled by US national security fears. Once an agreement was reached, the massive engineering and construction ... Read more

Negotiating a River looks at the profound impacts of this megaproject, from the complex diplomatic negotiations, political manoeuvring, and environmental diplomacy to the implications on national identities and transnational relations.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
Series
Nature | History | Society
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774826433
SKU
V9780774826433
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About Daniel Macfarlane
Daniel Macfarlane is an assistant professor of environmental and sustainability studies at Western Michigan University.

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