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10%OFFConway, Kyle; Pasch, Timothy James - Beyond the Border - 9780773541313 - V9780773541313
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Beyond the Border

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Description for Beyond the Border Paperback. An interdisciplinary look at a neglected region of the Canada-US border. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JPSL; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
The idea that the American Great Plains and the Canadian Prairies are just "fly-over" country is a mistake. In the post-9/11 era, politicians and policy-makers are paying more attention to the region, especially where border enforcement is concerned. Beyond the Border provides interdisciplinary perspectives on the region's increasing importance. Drawing inspiration from Habermas's observation that certain modern phenomena - from ecological degradation and organized crime to increased capital mobility - challenge a state's ability to retain sovereignty over a fixed geographical region, contributors to this book question the ontological status of the Canada-US border. They look at how entertainment ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773541313
SKU
V9780773541313
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About Conway, Kyle; Pasch, Timothy James
Kyle Conway is assistant professor of communication at the University of North Dakota and the author of Everyone Says No: Public Service Broadcasting and the Failure of Translation. Timothy Pasch is assistant professor of communication at the University

Reviews for Beyond the Border
"The book's strength is its consideration of how native peoples and the media identify and interpret the border, two areas of inquiry that beg for more theoretical, conceptual, and methodological deliberation. Because its disciplinary reach is wide, it should appeal to a broad audience, including scholars interested in media studies and Canadian-American relations and academics who study the "place" of ... Read more

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