North of America by McKercher, Asa; Stevenson, Michael D.;

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In 1941, influential US publishing magnate Henry Luce declared the world was in the midst of the first great American century, believing his nation held the power and vision to lead and transform the world. What did a newly outward-looking and hegemonic United States mean for its northern neighbour? North of America is a sharp-eyed volume providing a unique look at postwar Canada, bringing to the fore the opinions and perceptions of a broad range of Canadians – from consumers to diplomats, jazz musicians to urban planners, and a diverse cross-section in between. As they grappled with issues including constitutional reform, transit policy, national security, the arrival of television, white supremacy, and postwar domesticity, Canadians were ever mindful of the unfolding American experience and its influence.

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Foreword / Robert Bothwell and John English

Introduction: Canada and Canadians in the Shadow of the American Century / Asa McKercher and Michael D. Stevenson

Part 1: North America in a Cold War World

1 ""A Natural Development"": Canada and Non-Alignment in the Age of Eisenhower / David Webster

2 Cheers to the Canadian Wheat Surplus! Lester Pearson's Visit to the Soviet Union and the West's Détente Dilemma / Susan Colbourn

3 Living Dangerously: Canadian National Security Policy and the Nuclear Revolution / Timothy Andrews Sayle

4 From Normandy to NORAD: Canada and the North Atlantic Triangle in the Age of Eisenhower / Asa McKercher and Michael D. Stevenson

Part 2: Politics and Identity in Postwar North America

5 An Emerging Constitutional Culture in Canada's Postwar Moment / P.E. Bryden

6 Rethinking Postwar Domesticity: The Canadian Household in the 1950s / Bettina Liverant

7 Racial Discrimination in ""Uncle Tom's Town"": Media and the Americanization of Racism in Dresden, 1948–56 / Jennifer Tunnicliffe

8 Between Distrust and Acceptance: The Influence of the United States on Postwar Quebec / François-Olivier Dorais and Daniel Poitras

Part 3: Cultural Conundrums in an Age of Prosperity

9 Living the Good Life? Canadians and the Paradox of American Prosperity / Stephen Azzi

10 Make Room for (Canadian) TV: Print Media Cover the Arrival of Television in the Shadow of American Cultural Imperialism, 1930–52 / Emily LeDuc

11 Getting Off the Highway: Frederick Gardiner and Toronto's Transit Policy in the Age of the Interstate Highway, 1954–63 / Jonathan English

12 Talking Jazz at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1956–58 / Eric Fillion

Afterword / Norman Hillmer

List of Contributors; Index