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TheideathattheAmericanGreatPlainsandtheCanadianPrairiesarejustx1cx1ay-overx1dcountryisamistake.Inthepost-911erapoliticiansandpolicy-makersarepayingmoreattentiontotheregionespeciallywhereborderenforcementisconcerned.BeyondtheBorderprovidesinterdisciplinaryperspectivesontheregionx19sincreasingimportance.DrawinginspirationfromHabermasx19sobservationthatcertainmodernphenomenax13fromecologicaldegradationandorganizedcrimetoincreasedcapitalmobilityx13challengeastatex19sabilitytoretainsovereigntyoverax19xedgeographicalregioncontributorstothisbookquestiontheontologicalstatusoftheCanadax13USborder.TheylookathowentertainmentmediarepresentstheborderfortheirviewershowCanadaandtheUSenforcethelinethatseparatesthetwocountriesandhowtheborderappearsfromtheviewpointofNativecommunitieswhereitwasimposedthroughtheirtraditionallands.Underthisscrutinytheborderceasestoappearasself-evidentitsstatusmorefragilethanotherwiseimagined.AtatimewhentheimportanceofbordersecurityisincreasinglystressedandtheGreatPlainsandPrairiesarebecomingmoreeconomicallyandpoliticallyprominentBeyondtheBorderoffersnecessarycontextforunderstandingdecisionsbypoliticiansandpolicy-makersalongtheforty-ninthparallel.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.caKyleConwayisassistantprofessorofcommunicationattheUniversityofNorthDakotaandtheauthorofEveryoneSaysNoPublicServiceBroadcastingandtheFailureofTranslation.TimothyPaschisassistantprofessorofcommunicationattheUniversityofNorthDakota.AtatimewhenCanadianswerearguingaboutthemeritsofanewx1aagthebirth-controlpillandthegrowinghippiecounterculturetheleadersofCanadax19slargestProtestantchurchwereoccupiedwithturningmuchofEnglish-Canadianreligiouscultureonitshead.InAfterEvangelicalismKevinFlattrevealshowtheUnitedChurchofCanadaabruptlyreinventeditspublicimagebycuttingtheremainingtiestoitsevangelicalpast.FlattarguesthatalthoughUnitedChurchleadershadalreadyabandonedevangelicalbeliefsthreedecadesearlieritwasonlyinthe1960sthatrapidculturalshiftspromptedthesuddendismantlingofthechurchx19sevangelicalprogramsandidentity.DelvingdeepintotheUnitedChurchx19sarchivesFlattuncoversbehind-the-scenesdevelopmentsthatledtorevolutionaryandcontroversialchangesinthechurchx19sevangelisticcampaignseducationalprogramsmoralstancesandtheologicalimage.NotonlydidthesechangesevictevangelicalismfromtheUnitedChurchbuttheyhelpedtriggerthedenominationx19songoingnumericaldeclineanddecisivelychangedCanadax19sreligiouslandscape.ChallengingreaderstoseetheCanadianreligiouscrisisofthe1960sasin-volvingmorethanjustQuebecx19sQuietRevolutionAfterEvangelicalismunveilsthetransformationofoneofCanadax19smostprominentsocialinstitutions.KevinN.FlattisassistantprofessorofhistoryatRedeemerUniversityCollege.20MQUPSPRING2013COMMUNICATIONSTUDIESGEOGRAPHYBeyondtheBorderTensionsacrosstheForty-ninthParallelintheGreatPlainsandthePrairieseditedbykyleconwayandtimothypaschAninterdisciplinarylookataneglectedregionoftheCanadax13USborder.SPECIFICATIONSJune2013978-0-7735-4131-329.95ACDN29.95AUS19.99paper978-0-7735-4130-6100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9224pp8maps3bwphotos2drawingsSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSMcGill-Queenx19sStudiesintheHistoryofReligionMay2013978-0-7735-4124-534.95ACDNpaper978-0-7735-4123-8100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9360pp2tables4diagramsSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableHISTORYOFRELIGIONCANADIANHISTORYAfterEvangelicalismTheSixtiesandtheUnitedChurchofCanadakevinn.flattAfascinatingaccountofhowCanadax19slargestProtestantchurchreinventeditselfduringthetumultuous1960s.