The Nine Nations of North America

The Nine Nations of North America

Cover of the first edition
Author Joel Garreau
Country United States
Language English
Published 1981
Publisher Houghton Mifflin
ISBN 0-395-29124-0
OCLC 318457577
970.053
LC Class E38 .G37

The Nine Nations of North America is a 1981 book by Joel Garreau, in which he suggests that North America can be divided into nine nations, which have distinctive economic and cultural features. He also argues that conventional national and state borders are largely artificial and irrelevant, and that his "nations" provide a more accurate way of understanding the true nature of North American society. Paul Meartz of Mayville State University called it "a classic text on the current regionalization of North America".[1] The Nations reflected here are included in a Michael F. Flynn short fictional story, in which all the Nine Nations have gained independence.

The Nine Nations

Approximate map of the Nine Nations of North America with each of their capitals

Garreau also discussed several areas that he termed "aberrations":

Despite their presence within North America, Garreau did not assign the central and southern regions of the country of Mexico to any of his nine nations.

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Further reading

  • American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America (2011) Colin Woodard, ISBN 978-0143122029
  • Our Patchwork Nation: The Surprising Truth About the "Real" America (2009) Dante Chinni and James Gimpel
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