This is a wide-ranging inquiry into the forces that define the nations of North America and that are bringing North America’s peoples and institutions closer together. A collaborative effort on the part of thirteen scholars from Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the volume assesses the dynamics of identity and seeks out ways in which the three nations of North America can become more comfortable with their collective future on the continent - where community is not inevitable, but increasingly possible. The contributors probe the core values of the three countries, study group interactions and trans-border regionalism, and assess, in conclusion, the search for community and the possibility of thinking of North America as a whole. The book thus attacks directly the problems of asymmetry that have in the past arisen when Mexico is added to the familiar pairing of Canada and the United States.