Race, reality, and realpolitik : U.S.-Haiti relations in the lead up to the 1915 occupation /

The year 2015 marked the centennial of the 1915 United States occupation of Haiti and Haiti's resistance to that signal event in its history. This study surveys the issues of economics, race, and realpolitik embedded in the political economy of U.S. interactions with Haiti that resulted in occu...

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Main Author:	Sommers, Jeffrey William (Author)
Other Authors:	Delices, Patrick, 1973- (Contributor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]
Subjects:	United States > Relations > Haiti. Haiti > Relations > United States. Haiti > Foreign public opinion, American. Racism > Political aspects > United States > History. Imperialism > History. Political realism > History. United States > Territorial expansion. United States > Foreign relations > 1865-1921. United States > Foreign economic relations > Haiti. Haiti > Foreign economic relations > United States.

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Summary:	The year 2015 marked the centennial of the 1915 United States occupation of Haiti and Haiti's resistance to that signal event in its history. This study surveys the issues of economics, race, and realpolitik embedded in the political economy of U.S. interactions with Haiti that resulted in occupation.
Physical Description:	xvi, 141 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781498509145 1498509142