North America Is Really Nine Nations. Each Has Its Capital And Its Distinctive Web Of Power And Influence. A Few Are Allies, But Many Are Adversaries. Several Have Readily Acknowledged National Poets, And Many Have Characteristic Dialects And Mannerisms. Some Are Close To Being Raw Frontiers; Others Have Four Centuries Of History. Each Has A Peculiar Economy; Each Commands A Certain Emotional Allegiance From Its Citizens. These Nations Look Different, Feel Different, And Sound Different From Each Other, And Few Of Their Boundaries Match The Political Lines Drawn On Current Maps. Some Are Clearly Divided Topographically By Mountains, Deserts, And Rivers. Others Are Separated By Architecture, Music, Language, And Ways Of Making A Living. Each Nation Has Its Own List Of Desires. Each Nation Knows How It Plans To Get What It Needs From Whoeverâs Got It. Most Important, Each Nation Has A Distinct Prism Through Which It Views The World. The Nine Nations -- New England -- The Foundry -- Aberrations -- Dixie -- The Islands -- Mexamerica -- Ecotopia -- The Empty Quarter -- The Breadbasket -- Quebec. Joel Garreau. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [397]-413.
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Author : Garreau, Joel
Language : English
Edition : 5th
Published :1981-10-26
Number Of Pages : 427
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0395291240
ISBN-13 : 9780395291245
Item weight : 1.9 lb
Dimensions : 1.7 in x 6.4 in x 9 in
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