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Political Science General

This Kindred People

Canadian-American Relations and the Anglo-Saxon Idea, 1895-1903

by (author) Edward P. Kohn

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2004
Category
General
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    ISBN
    9780773572263
    Publish Date
    Nov 2004
    List Price
    $110.00

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Kohn shows how Americans and Canadians often referred to each other as members of the same "family," sharing the same "blood," and drew upon the common lexicon of Anglo-Saxon rhetoric to undermine old rivalries and underscore shared interests. Though the predominance of Anglo-Saxonism proved short-lived, it left a legacy of Canadian-American goodwill as both nations accepted their shared destiny on the continent. Kohn argues that this new Canadian-American understanding fostered the Anglo-American "special relationship" that shaped the twentieth century.

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