1st Edition

Constructing a Cross-Border Region in the Pacific Northwest The Residents of Cascadia at the Canada/US Border

By Pierre-Alexandre Beylier Copyright 2024
244 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

244 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

244 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

For residents living at national borders, the divisions between countries are rarely black and white, and often everyday interactions contribute to the creation of a cross-border region. This book examines this phenomenon in Cascadia, which runs along the Canada/US border in the Pacific Northwest. Placing people at the heart of the analysis, the book considers the everyday interactions and... Read more

1 Introduction – Theory About Cross-Border Regions

2 Cascadia, a Historical Overlook of a Region That Challenges the National Border

3 Cascadia, a Functional Cross-Border Space? An Analysis of Trade and Mobility

4 Perceptions and Representations of Cascadia

5 Cross-Border Cooperation – Cascadia’s Institutional Framework

6 Cascadian Identity – Is There a Collective Consciousness That Transcends the Canada/US Border?

Biography

Pierre-Alexandre Beylier is Associate Professor in North American Studies at Université Grenoble-Alpes, France.