Shifting Continental Divides: The USA and Canada

This article offers a short account of historical differences in the evolution of American and Canadian national identities, noting that both countries present textbook cases of the familiar theoretical concepts of constructed identities, invented traditions and imagined communities. It then takes a brief look at cross-border cultural politics, policy and media trade practicies, before finally examining aspects of the economic and political relations between Quebec and the Rest of Canada in the context of the 1995 Referendum.