| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 210 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Themes in business and society
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Themes in business and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half title -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. From Informality to Formality -- 1. The Jamaican entrepôt -- 2. Joining the international system -- 3. Institutionalizing international trade, 1867-1904 -- Part Two. A Foothold in the Region -- 4. Colombia and the emerging Latin American market, 1904-1910 -- 5. Internationalizing banking and insurance, 1886-1939 -- 6. Tropical oil and the Andian National Corporation, 1918-1945 -- 7. Canadian gold dredging operations, 1909-1962 -- Part Three. The Early Promotional State -- 8. Limitations under the Cold War -- 9. Diplomatic relations, 1941-1953 -- 10. The 1953 Goodwill Trade Mission -- 11. The 1968 Ministerial Mission -- 12. Official development assistance to Colombia -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
"Canada's social, economic, political, and environmental impacts on the western hemisphere have been largely overlooked by historians and other social scientists. Most narratives of the relationships between North America and the emerging markets of the south disproportionately focus on the United States. By downplaying Canada's role, these narratives have fallen short in reconstructing the history of the region. 'Opportunism and Goodwill' contributes to filling in these historical gaps, looking at the dynamics of the relationship between Canada and Colombia as they were spearheaded by Canada's private sector. Stefano Tijerina argues that since the first era of globalization, Canada's private sector has carved out niche markets across Latin America, sometimes working independently and in other instances working on behalf of foreign interests. The historical analysis of these temporal and spatial dimensions shows that the long-term economic development of Canada and Colombia was intertwined and interdependent, ultimately stressing the importance of transnational approaches to the study of history. Contributing to questions about Canada's "goodwill" and other benevolent constructs, 'Opportunism and Goodwill' sets the historical foundation for current debates about Canadian industries across the world."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Canada -- Foreign economic relations -- Colombia.
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Canada. |
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International economic relations. |
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Colombia. |
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Colombia -- Foreign economic relations -- Canada.
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HISTORY / Canada / General. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tijerina, Stefano, 1969- Opportunism and goodwill. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2021 1442646861 9781442646865 (OCoLC)1223012906 |
| ISBN |
9781442666757 (EPUB) |
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1442666757 |
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1442666749 |
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9781442666740 (electronic book) |
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