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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. Exceptionali...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Rutgers University Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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