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Manifest Destiny

Paperback • 1996 • English

Manifest Destiny: American Expansion and the Empire of Right

By Anders Stephanson

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About the book

Stephanson explores the origins of Manifest Destiny--the American idea of providential and historical chosenness--and shows how and why it has been invoked over the past three hundred years. He traces the roots of Manifest Destiny from the British settlement of North America and the rise of Puritanism through Woodrow Wilson's efforts to "make the world safe for democracy" and Ronald Reagan's struggle against the "evil empire" of the Soviet Union. The result is a remarkable and necessary book abo...Show more

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9780809015849

Published year

1996

Language

English

Original title

Manifest Destiny

Format

Paperback

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