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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.
List of contents
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgement
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 American Exceptionalism
Chapter 3 Exceptionalism and "Unthinkability"
Chapter 4 Manifest Destiny and the American Occupation of Haiti
Chapter 5 The American Occupation and Haiti's Exceptionalism
Chapter 6 Imperial Exceptionalism at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Chapter 7 Dictatorship, Democratization, And Exceptionalism
Chapter 8 The Diaspora and the Transmogrification of Exceptionalism
Chapter 9 Identity Politics and Modern Exceptionalism
Chapter 10 Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
ROBERT FATTON JR. is the Julia A. Cooper Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He is the author of many books, including
Haiti: Trapped in the Outer Periphery and
Haiti's Predatory Republic: The Unending Transition to Democracy.
Summary
Compares the historical origins of Haitian and American exceptionalisms. The book 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.
