“If our century is a march to international corporatism and conformity, why do such vastly different societies thrive on opposite banks of the Ottawa River? In this book of dissent, political scientist Rodney Haddow of the University of Toronto documents the striking absence of anything resembling globalization in our own neighbourhood. It’s a neat proposition.”- Holly Doan (Blacklocks Reporter, January 17, 2016) ‘This is a truly excellent book and it will hold broad appeal for many political scientists.’- Andrew McDougall (Canadian Journal of Political Science vol 51:01:2018)