Engaging the Line : How the Great War Shaped the Canada US Border

Brandon R. Dimmel

ISBN 10: 0774832746 / ISBN 13: 9780774832748

Published by University Of British Columbia Press Okt 2016, 2016

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Neuware - Engaging the Line explores how the First World War forever changed the Canada-US border by examining reactions to increasingly strict security measures in six adjacent border communities.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Engaging the Line : How the Great War Shaped the Canada US Border
• Publisher: University Of British Columbia Press Okt 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774832746
• ISBN 13: 9780774832748
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 0D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
• Weight: 480 grams

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Synopsis

For decades, people living in adjacent communities along the Canada–US border enjoyed close social and economic relationships with their neighbours across the line. The introduction of new security measures during the First World War threatened this way of life by restricting the movement of people and goods across the border. Many Canadians resented the new regulations introduced by their provincial and federal governments, deriding them as "outside influences" that created friction where none had existed before. Engaging the Line examines responses to wartime regulations in six communities and offers a glimpse at the origins of our modern, highly secured border.

About the Author

Brandon R. Dimmel is a historian and writer based in London, Ontario.