{"product_id":"this-kindred-people-9780773527966","title":"This Kindred People","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the nineteenth century lingering notions of anglophobia and \"Manifest Destiny\" caused Americans to look upon the British colony to the north as a dangerous and unnatural entity. At the same time many Canadians used the familiar ideas of Loyalism, imperialism, and anti-Americanism to differentiate their Dominion from the republic to the south. America's rise to world power status and the Anglo-American rapprochement, however, forced Americans and Canadians to adapt to a new international reality. In \u003ci\u003eThis Kindred People\u003c\/i\u003e Edward Kohn demonstrates that emphasizing their shared language, civilization, and forms of government enabled many English-speaking North Americans to find common ground by drawing on a shared idea of Anglo-Saxonism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKohn shows how Americans and Canadians often referred to each other as members of the same \"family,\" sharing the same \"blood,\" and drew upon the common lexicon of Anglo-Saxon rhetoric to undermine old rivalries and underscore shared interests. Though the predominance of Anglo-Saxonism proved short-lived, it left a legacy of Canadian-American goodwill as both nations accepted their shared destiny on the continent. Kohn argues that this new Canadian-American understanding fostered the Anglo-American \"special relationship\" that shaped the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward P. Kohn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48828059812091,"sku":"9780773527966","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_c2df3da4-5a68-401b-9fb8-05edf85d91b6.jpg?v=1777664426","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/this-kindred-people-9780773527966","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}