Bombardier Abroad: Patterns of Dispossession Contributor(s): Thomas, David P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1773630296 ISBN-13: 9781773630298 Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
Binding Type: Paperback Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism - Business & Economics | Infrastructure - Political Science | International Relations - General |
Dewey: 338.762 |
LCCN: 2019396122 |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.1" W x 9" L (0.50 lbs) 164 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
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Publisher Description: In Bombardier Abroad, Thomas examines several cases of the Canadian aerospace giant's work in the high-speed rail sector in South Africa, China/Tibet, and Israel/Palestine and argues that these projects are deepening existing social and political tensions. By participating in these infrastructure projects, Thomas argues, Bombardier is both inserting itself into highly contested social and political climates and profiting from actions that further exacerbate existing conditions of dispossession and inequality. Thomas also examines the various ways in which the Canadian state supports the work of Bombardier in these countries. Centred around a theoretical framework that combines concepts of dispossession, political economy and important interventions from the field of settler colonial studies, Bombardier Abroad is a critical look at the problematic practices of a Canadian corporation and the ways in which the Canadian state is culpable. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, David P.: - David P. Thomas is an associate professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Mount Allison University, on unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) and Mi'kmaw Peoples. His teaching and research interests focus on the role of Canadian actors abroad and on international political economy. |
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