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. Exceptionalism is at the core of
every national founding narrative. It allows countries to purge
history of injurious stains, and embellish it with mythical
innocence and claims of distinction. Exceptionalism also builds the
bonds of solidarity that forge an imagined national fellowship of
the chosen, but it excludes those deemed unfit for membership
because of their race, ethnicity, gender, or class. Exceptionalism,
however, is not frozen. As a social invention, it changes over
time, but always within the parameters of its original principles.
Our capacity to reinvent it is dependent on the degree of hegemony
achieved by the ruling class, and if this class has the
infrastructural power to gradually co-opt and include €the groups
it had once excluded.
General
Imprint: |
Rutgers University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Critical Caribbean Studies |
Release date: |
April 2021 |
First published: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Robert Fatton
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
246 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-978821-32-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-978821-32-8 |
Barcode: |
9781978821323 |
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