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Haiti and the Uses of America : Post-U.S. Occupation Promises /

"The dominant narrative about US-Haitian relations is that US power relative to Haiti has always been imbalanced in favor of the US, and has negatively impacted Haitian society in numerous ways. In Haiti and the Uses of America, Chantalle Verna challenges this tendency to view Haiti as always a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Verna, Chantalle F., 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Note on Terminology and Language
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Promise and Peril of Foreign Ties, 1791-1915
  • 2. "With the Spirit of Friendship": U.S. Occupation, Indigenisme, and Haitian Nationalism, 1915-1934
  • 3. Pan-Americanism in Port-au-Prince: Historical Memories and Urban Activities, 1934-1945
  • 4. La Nouvelle Cooperation: Cultivating Knowledge through Haiti-U.S. Ties, 1936-1948
  • 5. "Viva UNESCO": A Subtle Embedding of the United States in Haiti, 1948-1953
  • Epilogue: Enduring Promises
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Note on Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Index