TY - BOOK ID - 78643098 TI - The fence and the bridge : geopolitics and identity along the Canada-US border PY - 2015 SN - 1771120584 9781771120586 9781771120593 1771120592 PB - Waterloo, Ontario : Ottawa, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Canadian Electronic Library, DB - UniCat KW - Border security KW - Geopolitics KW - World politics KW - Border control KW - Border management KW - Boundaries KW - Cross-border security KW - National security KW - Political aspects KW - Security measures KW - Canada KW - United States KW - Foreign relations UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78643098 AB - The Fence and the Bridge is about the development of the Canada-US border-security relationship as an outgrowth of the much lengthier Canada-US relationship. It suggests that this relationship has been both highly reflexive and hegemonic over time, and that such realities are embodied in the metaphorical images and texts that describe the Canada-US border over its history. Nicol argues that prominent security motifs, such as themes of free trade, illegal immigration, cross-border crime, terrorism, and territorial sovereignty are not new, nor are they limited to the post-9/11 era. They have developed and evolved at different times and become part of a larger quilt, whose patches are stitched together to create a new fabric and design. Each of the security motifs that now characterize Canada-US border perceptions and relations has a precedent in border-management strategies and border relations in earlier periods. In some cases, these have deep historical roots that date back not just years or decades but centuries. They are part of an evolving North American geopolitical logic that inscribes how borders are perceived, how they function, and what they mean. ER -