The Wirth Trinational Library

A selection of texts available at NAMI's Santa Fe offices.

NORTH AMERICA | US & MEXICO | MEXICO | US & CANADA | CANADA | NAFTA/FREE TRADE | ENVIRONMENT

AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER ISBN NUMBER PAGES COPIES DESCRIPTION
             
Canadian Minister of Public Works and Government Services A Diary Between Friends McClelland & Stewart and Alliance Atlantis. Ontario; 2001 0-7710-2101-1 143 pages 1 copy Through letters, narratives, and color photographs, A Diary Between Friends tells the story of weary and frightened travelers who found "safe harbor" far away from home in Canada. It is a book about Americans and Canadians brought together by tragedy, bound by friendship and compassion.
             
Axworthy, Thomas S. Ed. Our American Cousins: The United States through Canadian Eyes James Lorimer and Company, Publishers. Toronto; 1987 ISBN: 0-88862-878-1 (pbk) 226 pages 1 copy In this collection of stories, essays and poems, 24 of Canada's best-known writers venture across the border in search of America, and come home with some surprising results.
             
Blanchard, James J Behind the Embassy Door: Canada, Clinton and Quebec McClelland and Stewart Inc. Toronto; 1998 ISBN:0-7710-1478-3 300 pages 1 copy Behind the Embassy Door is an insider's view of politics and diplomacy at one of the most crucial periods in the history of U.S.-Canadian relations. It is an extraordinary account of how international relations are conducted at the highest level, while it is also a candid account of the everyday life of an ambassador abroad.
             
Diebold Jr., William Bilateralism, Multilateralism and Canada in U.S. Trade Policy. Ballinger Publishing Company. Cambridge; 1988 ISBN:0-88730-287-4 206 pages 1 copy In Bilateralism, Multilateralism, and Canada in U.S. Trade Policy, five experts from the United states, Canada, Mexico examine the critical issues raised by the U.S.-Canada bilateral free trade agreement.
             
Doern, G. Bruce and Brian W. Tomlin The Free Trade Story: Faith and Fear Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd. Toronto; 1991 ISBN:0-7737-2534-2 (bound); ISBN: 0-7737-5535-7 (pbk) 340 pages 1 copy This book provides a balanced assessment of the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement. The authors outline what the trade agreement actually means for Canadians and how Canada was out maneuvered in the negotiations.
             
Doran, Charles F. and John H. Sigler. Ed. Canada And the United States: Enduring Friendship, Persistent Stress Prentice-Hall, Inc. Cliffs; 1985 ISBN: 0-13-113812-X (bound); ISBN: 0-13-113804-9 (pbk) 256 pages 1 copy This volume formally examines the economic, diplomatic, and cultural connection between Canada and the United States over the 19th century. This analysis lends perspectives to the subtle and complex ties between these two great democracies.
             
Gibbins, Roger Regionalism: Territorial Politics in Canada and the United States Butterworth and Co. (Canada) Ltd. Toronto; 1982 ISBN 0-409-83321-5 217 pages 1 copy In Regionalism: Territorial Politics in Canada and the United States, Roger Gibbons looks at how territorial dimensions play into the politics of U.S.-Canada relations.
             
Granatstein, J.L. The Generals: the Canadian Army’s Senior Commanders in the Second World War Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd., Toronto; 1993 ISBN: 0-7737-2730-2 370 pages 1 copy This book contains the stories of Canada's most important military leaders of the Second World War. Along with answering many questions about these individuals, The Generals describes in vivid details the growing up of Canada within a world of nations.
             
Hart, Michael and Bill Dymond and Colin Robertson Decision at Midnight: Inside the Canada-US Free-Trade Negotiations UBC Press. Vancouver;1994 ISBN:0-7748-0514-5 456 pages 1 copy Decision at Midnight is the story of the achievement of the free trade agreement between the United States and Canada, as told by three insiders immediately involved with the free trade negotiations.
             
Holmes, John W. Life with Uncle: the Canadian-American Relationship University of Toronto Press. Toronto; 1981 ISBN: 0-8020-6460-4 144 pages 1 copy In Life with Uncle, one of Canada's most senior observers of foreign affairs considers and reflects on the nature of the Canadian-U.S. relationship since the Second World War.
             
Lamont, Lansing Breakup: the Coming End of Canada and the Stakes for America. W. W. Norton and Co. New York; 1994 ISBN: 0-393-03634-0 267 pages 2 copies In Breakup, Lansing Lamont details future scenarios that could lead to the break up of the Canadian nation. He shows how Canada is an a dangerous situation, as its unity has long been tested by its sharp regional differences and the economic and cultural power of the United States.
             
Lipset, Seymour Martin Continental Divide: The Values and Institutions of the United States and Canada Routledge. New York; 1990 ISBN: 0-415-90309-2 335 pages 1 copy Continental Divide presents the first systematic comparison of the United States and Canada--two countries born from the American Revolution which still reflect their dissimilar ideological origins in politics, religion, social behavior, and economy.
             
Morici, Peter. Ed. Making Free Trade Work: The Canada-U.S. Agreement. Council on Foreign Relations Press. New York; 1990 ISBN: 0-87609-078-1 182 pages 1 copy In Making Free Trade Work Peter Morici and his distinguished colleagues examine the unfinished business of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, as well as the broader implications for U.S. and Canadian competitiveness, for Mexico, and for the multilateral trading system.
             
Ritchie, Gordon Wrestling With The Elephant: The Inside Story of the Canada-U.S. Trade Wars Macfarlane Walter and Ross. Toronto; 1997 ISBN: 1-55199-015-6 290 pages 1 copy In this book, Gordon Ritchie draws from his personal experience at the Canada-U.S. Free Trade talks and provides a clear-eyed account of the issues at hand and their eventual resolution tells an intriguing tale of the interplay, across and around the table. Simultaneously, Ritchie reveals the true nature of the complex relationship between the world's most closely intertwined trading partners.
             
Rothblatt, Donald N. and Andrew Sancton. Ed. Metropolitan Governance: American/Canadian Intergovernmental Perspectives Institute of Governmental Studies Press. 1993 ISBN:0-87772-334-6 469 pages 1 copy This book presents the results of a comparative study of Canadian and American metropolitan policymaking and management systems in some of the largest and most complex urban regions in both countries.
             
Thomas, David. Ed. Canada and the United States: Differences that Count Broadview Press, Ontario; 1993 ISBN: 1-55111-018-0 24 pages 1 copy Canada and the United States: Differences that Count looks at the Canadian way and the American way of doing things. In this book, leading authorities compare and contrast the Canadian with the American experience in many different ways.
             
Thompson, John Herd and Stephen J. Randall Canada and the United States: Ambivalent Allies University of Georgia Press, Athens; 1994 ISBN: 0-8203-1929-5 (pbk. Alk. Paper) 384 pages 1 copy Canada and the United States offers a current, thoughtful assessment of relations between the two countries.
             
Wirth, John D. Smelter Smoke in North America: the Politics of Transborder Pollution. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence; 2000 ISBN:0-7006-0984-9 (cloth Alk. Paper) 264 pages 9 copies Smelter Smoke in North Amnerica looks at the challenges nations sharing borders face in balancing economic needs with protecting citizens and the environment across jurisdictions. By examining landmark cases on the two U.S. borders, John Wirth shows how environmental diplomacy, citizen action at the grassroots level, and the role of science, industry, and the law converged, bringing Canada, the United States, and Mexico to the threshold of today's continental approaches to pollutant pathways.
             
US/ Canada Journals/Reviews
             
Americas Society/Canadian Affairs and Lamont, Lansins. Ed. Reshaping the North American Partnership for the 1990’s ( a united Europe and Competitive Pacific Rim Necessitate New Strategic Policies A report of the 1990 Canada-U.S. Conference Sponsored by Americas Society/ Canadian Affairs, New York City, November 14-15, 1990. 1991 ISBN: LOC #: 91-70618 137 pages 1 copy Reshaping North American Partnership for the 1990's draws from a conference that assembled nearly fifty experts in the fields of defense, economics, trade and international relations to assess, the impact of the global changes that occurred between 1989 and 1990.
             
The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States The American Review of Canadian Studies: Volume 24, Number 4 : Winter 1994; Volume 26, Number 2: Summer 1996; Volume 27, Number 4: Winter 1997; Vol. 28, Numbers 1&2: Spring and Summer 1998; Volume 28, Number 3: Autumn 1998; Volume 28, Number 4: Winter 1998; Volume 30, Number 4: Winter 2000 The American Review of Canadian Studies NO ISBN pages 2 copies: Volume 24, Number 4 : Winter 1994; Volume 26, Number 2: Summer 1996 1 copy: Volume 27, Number 4: Winter 1997; Volume 28, Numbers 1 and 2: Spring and Summer 1998; Volume 28, Number 3: Autumn 1998; Volume 28, Number 4: Winter 1998; Volume 30, Number 4: Winter 2000 This journal series brings together experts on U.S.-Canadian relations to comment on certain aspects of the partnership and review books that look at similar topics.
             
CCH Canadian Limited The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: Final Text and Analysis 1988 ISBN: 0-88796-462-1 413 pages 1 copy This book offers an overall analysis of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement following the official signing of the Agreement.