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Book SynopsisIn Making North America, James Thompson uses the CanadaUS Free Trade Agreement of 1988 and the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1994 to demonstrate that there has been an often-unrecognized impulse behind the process of North American integration national security.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Core Concepts Chapter 2: CUFTA I. US-Canada Relations, 1770s-1970s 1770s-1890s: Reciprocal Fear 1898-1944: Shifting Sources of Threat 1945-1979: The Cold War Context II. The Security Context of the 1980s III. The Decision to Establish an FTA IV. Assessing the Data V. Future Integration Chapter 3: NAFTA I. US-Mexico Relations, 1820s-1980s 1820s-1860s: Engaging the British and the French 1870s-1940s: German Influence 1945-1989: The Cold War II. The Security Context of the 1980s and early 1990s III. The Decision to Establish an FTA IV. Assessing the Data V. Future Integration Chapter 4: The Broader Context List of Interviews Chronologies of Important Events Notes Bibliography
