Taking Haiti Military Occupation and the Culture of U. S. Imperialism, 1915-1940

Name: Taking Haiti Military Occupation and the Culture of U. S. Imperialism, 1915-1940
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ISBN: 9780807849385

ISBN-10: 0807849383

ISBN-13: 9780807849385

Edition: 2001

Authors: Mary A. Renda

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The U.S. invasion of Haiti in July 1915 marked the start of a military occupation that lasted for nineteen years--and fed an American fascination with Haiti that flourished even longer. Exploring the cultural dimensions of U.S. contact with Haiti during the occupation and its aftermath, Mary Renda shows that what Americans thought and wrote about Haiti during those years contributed in crucial and unexpected ways to an emerging culture of U.S. imperialism. At the heart of this emerging culture, Renda argues, was American paternalism, which saw Haitians as wards of the United States. She explores the ways in which diverse Americans--including activists, intellectuals, artists, missionaries,…

Book details

List price: $42.50
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 6/18/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.97" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English

Mary A. Renda is associate professor of history and women's studies at Mount Holyoke College.



Acknowledgments


Note on Usage


Prologue



Introduction



Occupation



Haiti and the Marines



Paternalism



Moral Breakdown



Aftermath



Haiti's Appeal



Mapping Memory and Desire



Race, Revolution, and National Identity


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index