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. As a social invent...

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Main Author: Fatton, Robert Jr (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick Rutgers University Press [2021]
Series:Critical caribbean studies
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary: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. As a social invention, it changes over time, but always within the parameters of its original principles
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 226 Seiten)
ISBN:9781978821354
DOI:10.36019/9781978821354

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