The Nine Nations of North America
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Joel Garreau’s 1981 Nine Nations of North America described “the way North America really works.” More interestingly than that, his “nine nations” lined up with pre-Columbian culture groups. We take a look at North America’s “nine nations,” going beyond Garreau’s sociological analysis to explore bioregionalism and the “spirit of place.”
- Bioregionalism in North America
- Mexamerica
- The Longhouse
- Atlantica
- Dixie
- The Breadbasket
- The Islands
- Cascadia
- The Empty Quarter
- Québec
- Aberrations
[…] This week, Greer covers the second trend of deindustrialization he’s outlined, migration. As readers will notice, I’m agreed with Greer here in principle. Earlier this week, I published the “Mexamerica” entry for our continuing Nine Nations series, and flatly said that Mexican culture would dominate what’s now considered the southwest. The main problem I have with Greer’s analysis is that, for all his claims to be taking his cues from history, he’s ignoring history, and making much more of this than there actually is. […]