Camelot and Canada
Canadian-American Relations in the Kennedy Era
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 11 August 2016
- ISBN 9780190605056
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages312 pages
- Size 236x157x25 mm
- Weight 567 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
An examination of Canada-U.S. relations during John F. Kennedy's presidency, Camelot and Canada focuses on the connection between domestic and foreign policy, in particular the development and impact of Canadian nationalism and its effect on foreign affairs, and the growth of anti-Americanism as well as American policies towards its northern neighbor.
MoreLong description:
Camelot and Canada explores Canada-U.S. relations in the early 1960s--the Kennedy era--a period marked not only by some of the tensest moments of the Cold War but also by the most contentious moments in the relationship between these neighboring nations.
Exploring key political, economic, and military features of the Canada-U.S. relationship during this period, Asa McKercher challenges the prevailing view that U.S. foreign policymakers, including President John F. Kennedy, were imperious in their conduct toward Canada. Rather, he shows that the Kennedy administration continued to uphold the special diplomatic relationship that characterized the early postwar years. Even as John Diefenbaker's government pursued distinct foreign and economic policies, American officials acknowledged that Canadian objectives legitimately differed from their own and adjusted their policies accordingly. Moreover, for all its bluster, Ottawa rarely made a move without weighing the impact that its initiatives might have on Washington.
At the same time, Camelot and Canada acknowledges the significant strain placed on the bilateral relationship in the early sixties, due to mounting Canadian doubts about U.S. leadership in the Cold War and a growing sense of nationalism in Canada. Rooted in Canadian concern at their country's close ties with the United States, this nationalism came to be personified by Diefenbaker, whose personal clashes with Kennedy have become mythologized by historians and the public alike. McKercher highlights how the Kennedy era saw an increasing breakdown of the postwar consensus between Canadians and Americans, even as the special relationship between their governments continued to function.
This is a very good book, thoroughly researched and well written ... In short, it does not only obsess about Canadians' attitudes toward the United States but also offers the corrective of how the latter saw the former ... Asa McKercher has provided a compelling account of the evolution of the Canadian-American relationship over the period from roughly 1960 until 1963 through his examination of a number of themes that animated the era. His is one that will surely appeal to both professional historians and to a more general readership. His conclusions will also appeal to Canadians of all stripes.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ch 1 - Good Fences: Canadian-American Relations from Eisenhower to Kennedy, 1957-61
Ch 2 - New Frontiers: Kennedy in Ottawa and the Cold War in the Third World, 1961-2
Ch 3 - Atomic Anxieties: Berlin, BOMARCS, and the Bomb, 1961-2
Ch 4- Grand Designs: Canada-US Economic Relations, Nationalism, and Global Trade, 1961-2
Ch 5 - Cuban Crises: Canada-US Relations and Cuba, 1962
Ch 6 - Troubled Endings: From Diefenbaker to Pearson, 1963
Epilogue - The Spirit of Hyannis Port and the End of Camelot
Abbreviations and Notes
Bibliography
Index
