Haiti, Guantánamo, and the "one indispensable nation": U.S. imperialism, "apparent states," and postcolonial problematics Of sovereignty

Cultural Critique

Volumn 64, Issue , 2006, Pages 127-160

  Braziel, Jana Evans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 69849114462     PISSN: 08824371     EISSN: 14602458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cul.2006.0023     Document Type: Review

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