Opportunism and Goodwill
«“This book provides one more piece in the understanding of this important but still neglected topic.”»
Rosana Barbosa, Saint Mary’s University, <em>American Historical Review</em>
Canada’s social, economic, political, and environmental impacts on the Western Hemisphere have been largely overlooked by historians and other social scientists. Most narratives of the relationships between North America and the emerging markets of the south disproportionately focus on the United States. Les mer
Stefano Tijerina argues that since the first era of globalization during the second half of the nineteenth century, Canada’s private sector has carved out niche markets across Latin America, sometimes working independently and in other instances working on behalf of foreign interests. In his historical analysis of these temporal and spatial dimensions, Tijerina shows that the long-term economic development of Canada and Colombia was intertwined and interdependent, ultimately stressing the importance of transnational approaches to the study of history. Contributing to questions about Canada’s "goodwill" and other benevolent constructs, Opportunism and Goodwill sets the historical foundation for current debates about Canadian industries across the world.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Toronto Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781442646865
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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«“This book provides one more piece in the understanding of this important but still neglected topic.”»
Rosana Barbosa, Saint Mary’s University, <em>American Historical Review</em>