At Home and Abroad: The Canada-Us Relationship and Canada's Place in the World

By Patrick Lennox

Canada's relationship with the United States and its place in the world currently occupy distinct spheres in the minds of policymakers, intellectuals, and citizens. At home, Canada is thought to enjoy a "special" relationship with the United States; abroad, it occupies an equally important place as the world's problem-solver and peacekeeper. Patrick Lennox applies structural theory to six key events in the history of relations between the two countries to reveal the underlying connection between the Canada-U.S. relationship and Canada's place in the world. The war in Afghanistan is but the latest in a series of paradoxical interactions between the two states abroad that has resulted from the hierarchy in Canada-U.S. relations at home. Innovative and sophisticated, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding Canada's place in the world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774817054
• ISBN13: 9780774817059
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 192 Pages