Choosing Peace and Order
National Security and Sovereignty in a North American Borderland, 1837–42
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12050263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Lacroix (0000-0001-6295-561X, Wildlands Network, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 943-960 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0707-5332 • E-ISSN: 1949-6540 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07075332.2015.1070892 |
| OpenAlex | W2298413126 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article considers the international ramifications of the Canadian Rebellions of 1837, in particular their impact on US politics and policy-making as well as on the state of the international border. The Rebellions and the ensuing border raids led to the deployment of US and British forces in the borderlands, not in pursuit of war but in the interest of peace. Ignoring popular agitation in the Canadian colonies and in border states, the British and US governments expressed their commitment to peace and recognised that continued friendly relations required further assertion of central state authority on both sides of the boundary line. Thus, the events of 1837–42 mark an important advance in the development of national security and national sovereignty in North America. This paper expands upon purely national depictions of the Canadian Rebellions and integrates international developments by utilising a borderlands approach and traditional diplomatic history
Assertion · Foreign policy · Grand strategy · International relations · National interest · National security · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · American History and Culture · Canadian Identity and History · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |