{"product_id":"frenemy-nations-love-and-hate-between-neighbouring-states-paperback","title":"Frenemy Nations: Love and Hate Between Neighbo(u)Ring States - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Soderstrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow can neighbours that are side by side geographically be so far apart politically, culturally, ideologically, and economically?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1968, Mary Soderstrom and her husband loaded up their VW Beetle and immigrated to Canada from the United States. The contrast between their new home and their old led to a long-running reflection on what makes the two countries different. How could two places that are similar in so many ways be so disparate in others? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFrenemy Nations, \u003c\/i\u003e Soderstrom answers this question by addressing a range of geographical \"odd couples\" including the United States and Canada; New Hampshire and Vermont; Alberta and Saskatchewan; Haiti and the Dominican Republic; Scotland and Ireland; Rwanda and Burundi; and more. Through it all, Soderstrom shows how tiny differences--in geographic features, colonial histories, resource competition, education, women's roles, language, and migration--can have outsized effects on how polities develop.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Soderstrom is author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eRoad Through Time: The Story of Humanity on the Move\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDesire Lines: Stories of Love and Geography.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Montr?al.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733189947699,"sku":"9780889776722","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/yU5hFTlzFX9780889776722.webp?v=1763920713","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/frenemy-nations-love-and-hate-between-neighbouring-states-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}