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Manifest Destiny: American Expansion and the Empire of Right (Critical Issue Book)

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Global Conquest: the United States Role In Democratization of the World

From territorial expansionism to international positioning, the United States was destined to be a mother country and catalyst of global affairs.

The United States began to receive acclaim as a higher authority after creating a government that is based on the principles that protects individual rights while promoting the system of federalism.

The U.S. moved from the principles of authority to an ideological enforcement after joining the allied powers in World War I and II.

Stephanson's "Manifest Destiny," illustrate the progressive role of the U.S. in its conquest of expansionism and democratization of the world.

The interesting point of the book is demonstrating how religious righteousness has manifested itself into the very core of American politics and self identity since its inception. An eye opener to see how racist our country has always been. However, the author's arrogance and pomposity makes for dense difficult reading and tends to distract from the message.

Stephanson has some very very good points throughout this book. He shows examples of US manifest destiny and how it affected the rest of the world. HOWEVER, it is also a very very DRY and BORING book. To get to the important details one must literally sit down and read the book like a textbook. On top of that, he doesn't organize his thoughts well at all. The entire book is a summary of US history, not explicitly through the lens of manifest destiny, as the cover seems to imply. DO NOT BUY UNLESS YOU HAVE TO.