First Comprehensive Map of American Nations Regional Cultures Across North America
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Summary
Colin Woodard and Nationhood Lab have created the first comprehensive map of American Nations regional cultures across North America, extending their data models to include Canada and northern Mexico. This allows researchers to apply the American Nations model across borders for the first time, facilitating cross-border research on regional cultural patterns.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledEarlier this summer, over at Nationhood Lab, we extended our data models to enable researchers to apply the American Nations model in Canada
This also let us create, for the first time, a master map of these regional cultures across North America
The book the model is based on, American Nations, is a history of the entire continent north of the 25th parallel, including what's now Canada and northern Mexico
Until now, I'd never had a proper map of what that looks like, facilitating research across borders
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