Jenna Marcus In Taking Haiti: Military Occupation and the Culture of U.S. Imperialism, 1915-1940, Mary Renda explores the interplay between culture and foreign policy through the lens of the U.S. occupation of Haiti. This impressive work of scholarship offers insight into how national consciousness was shaped during the interwar period and the ways in which identity has historically been used as a tool of empire. … Continue reading Taking Haiti: Military Occupation and the Culture of U.S. Imperialism, 1915-1940