Manifesto for Global Democracy: Two Essays on Imperialism and the Struggle for Freedom

by Arjun Makhijani

The U.S. ideology of Manifest Destiny, now at the core of the U.S. assertion of the right to intervene anywhere and occupy anyplace, in the name of freedom, security, and civilization, is akin to South African apartheid. The roots of this exclusionary and violent concept of freedom are explored in the first essay in this book, "On Freedom and Equality," and contrasted with the universal idea of freedom, based on equality, espoused by Mahatma Gandhi...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891843214
• ISBN13: 9781891843211
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary