Haiti and the United States - National Stereotypes and the Literary Imagination (Paperback, 2nd ed. 1997)

Imaginative literature, argues Michael Dash, does not merely reflect, but actively influences historical events. He demonstrates this by a close examination of the relations between Haiti and the United States through the imaginative literature of both countries. The West's mythification of Haiti is a strategy used to justify either ostracism or domination, a process traced here from the nineteenth-century until it emerges with a voyeuristic fierceness in the 1960s. In an effort to resist these stereotypes, Haitian literature becomes a subversive manoeuvre permitting Haitians to 'rewrite' themselves. The Unites States 'invented' Haiti as a land of savagery and mystery, a source of evil and shame. Weaving together text and historical context, Dash discusses the durability of these images, which continue to shape official policy and popular attitudes today.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1996
First published:	1997
Authors:	J. Michael Dash
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	182
Edition:	2nd ed. 1997
ISBN-13:	978-0-333-68018-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	0-333-68018-9
Barcode:	9780333680186

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