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The guise of exceptionalism : unmasking the national narratives of Haiti and the United States /

The Guise of Exceptionalism compares the historical origins of Haitian and American exceptionalisms. It also traces how exceptionalism as a narrative of uniqueness has shaped relations between the two countries from their early days of independence through the contemporary period. Exceptionalism is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fatton, Robert (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Colección:Critical Caribbean studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Epigraph
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. American Exceptionalism
  • 3. Exceptionalism and "Unthinkability"
  • 4. Manifest Destiny and the American Occupation of Haiti
  • 5. The American Occupation and Haiti's Exceptionalism
  • 6. Imperial Exceptionalism at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
  • 7. Dictatorship, Democratization, and Exceptionalism
  • 8. The Diaspora and the Transmogrification of Exceptionalism
  • 9. Identity Politics and Modern Exceptionalism
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Notes