Contrary to popular notions, Haiti-U.S. relations have not only been about Haitian resistance to U.S. domination. In Haiti and the Uses of America, Chantalle F. Verna makes evident that there have been key moments of cooperation that contributed to nation-building in both countries.
 

Preface

Acknowledgments

Note on Terminology and Language

Abbreviations
 

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Promise and Peril of Foreign Ties, 1791–1915

Chapter 2. “With the Spirit of Friendship”: U.S. Occupation, Indigenisme, and Haitian Nationalism, 1915–1934

Chapter 3. Pan-Americanism in Port-au-Prince: Historical Memories and Urban Activities, 1934–1945

Chapter 4. La Nouvelle Cooperation:Cultivating Knowledge through Haiti-U.S. Ties, 1936–1948

Chapter 5. “Viva UNESCO”: A Subtle Embedding of the United States in Haiti, 1948–1953

Epilogue: Enduring Promises
 

Notes

Note on Sources

Bibliography

CHANTALLE F. VERNA is an associate professor of history and international relations at Florida International University in Miami. She is a coeditor of the forthcoming book, The Haiti Reader: History, Culture, and Politics.