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  <title><![CDATA[The Nine Nations of North America]]></title>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1981</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Joel Garreau]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Jun 27 21:08:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My boss gave me this book, as we are fascinated at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://marketumbrella.org">marketumbrella.org</a> by regional planning and differences. Our friends at RAFT did a great map of food regions of America in their recent book, which we often use to show how food and culture can be the sovereign organizing principle rather than the p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61329308">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 30 10:41:55 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 16 05:19:03 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although the info is a little dated, I found this book to be very interesting. Although it can be a bit hard to follow, it seems mixed between reality and the 'fantasy' of the 'nine nations' in existence. <br/><br/>I was hoping to use this book as a reference to a short story based on the breakdow...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44863219">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60026107">
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  <read_at>Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 1998</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 17 08:19:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are more than three! Someday a map of North America may draw boundaries more like Garreau's &quot;cultural countries.&quot; A must for urban studies students. Fun for anyone. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60026107]]></url>
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    <review id="33878470">
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  <date_added>Fri Sep 26 05:17:47 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Joel Garreau wrote this book back in the 1980's, but after re-reading it a number of years later, most of it is still as relevant today as it was back when the book was written.  He has a website <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.garreau.com/main.cfm?action=book&id=3">http://www.garreau.com/</a> which actually has fairly current follow-ups to the basic themes in the book.  A...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33878470">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23704158">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Students of geopolitics, cultures, and economics]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 04 13:22:37 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 04 13:25:59 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dated now, and its ideas weren't as daring when new as they were made out to be, but a lot of it has held up well, though there have been some major trends not anticipated here (it was written about 20 years ago, after all.) An interesting and different way to consider regional identities and politi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23704158">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="17742603">
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    <body><![CDATA[Intriguing and sometimes entertaining discussion of distinct regions of the country and bordering regions as they align according to natural resources, landscapes, culture, and politics.  A bit dated by now I would imagine but worth a read if the topic is of interest.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another one of those books i should have read 15 years ago (Pub. 81) but just got to as i was developing a new exchange program with Mexico, trying to get a better understanding of border issues. Got for a few bucks, Amazon used. Very dated, yet worth a read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[there is some truth behind joel's argument - that the emerging spatial cultures of N. America suggest distinct nations - but he slips off too much into humorous asides to make this anything more than interesting journalism.]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Andy]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 19 09:01:33 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty dated by now, but still an interesting look at how national boundaries often have little to do with cultural boundaries. Great source of information for cocktail party conversation, though]]></body>
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    <review id="32579250">
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1971</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A new way of looking at the US. Makes a lot of sense. The definitive answer to the REAL dividing lines in this country.A must read. If you want to know the future this is a MUST READ]]></body>
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    <review id="34054307">
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    <body><![CDATA[Old; still good.  It underscores a fundamental premise in understanding America, then and now.]]></body>
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    <review id="33146303">
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    <body><![CDATA[An insightful look at the REAL borders of the lower 48, and how each region is unique.]]></body>
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