Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. Contributors ix
5. Introduction 1
6. PART I. CORE VALUES
7. Canada: Values in Search of a Vision 13
8. American Identity: A Political Compact 29
9. Approaches to the Problem of Mexican Identity 40
10. PART TWO. Group Identities and Interactions 57
11. Pluralism and Ecology in Canadian Cities 59
12. The Dynamics of Assimilation in the United States 80
13. Mexico: Culture and Identity in the Information Age 102
14. PART THREE. Regional Perspectives 115
15. Quebec in the Emerging North American Configuration 117
16. Cascadia: The New BinationalismofWestern Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest 140
17. The Gulf of Mexico: North America's Maritime Frontier 157
18. The Mexico-U.S. Border: A Line of Paradox 180
19. Conclusion: The Search for Community 195
20. Notes 229
21. Index 251