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Empire, Genocide, and Manifest Destiny

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By Chris Hedges, Stephen Vittoria, Mumia Abu-Jamal

In Book Perfecting Tyranny, Abu-Jamal and Vittoria continue their epic recounting of the history—and present reality—of America. This volume challenges the acceptance of some of the most heralded features of American superiority—a free press, an independent judiciary, individual liberty, equal rights for women and minorities—and shows how these are often myths bent to the will of the Empire. As with the previous two volumes, the authors recount not only the onslaught of the American Empire, but the fearless persistence of a resistant American People who refuse to acquiesce. Although this concludes Murder Incorporated the trilogy, the Corporation—and the resistance against it—carries on. Series The prevailing myth is that America's prized possessions and greatest exports are democracy and the dream of freedom. The naked truth, say Abu-Jamal and Vittoria, is that the American dream is illusory and America's greatest export is in fact murder—and that along the way to the kill, it thieves, suppresses, and tyrannizes. More than a history book, this is a lively, irreverent, and spirited alternative to the orthodoxy of American Exceptionalism.

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Stephen Vittoria

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Stephen Vittoria is an award-winning filmmaker and author. His last two feature documentaries—"Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary" and "One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern"—have been embraced by moviegoers and audiences worldwide. Vittoria was also a producer on two feature documentaries by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney: "Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson" and "Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place." Along with journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, Vittoria co-authored the three-book nonfiction series "Murder Incorporated: Empire, Genocide, and Manifest Destiny"—with forewords by Angela Davis, S. Brian Willson, and Chris Hedges. Vittoria also contributed to an anthology (along with Norman Mailer and Frank Deford) entitled "In Times Like These: How We Pray." Vittoria is the founder and creative director of two Southern California production companies: Street Legal Cinema and Deep Image.

Stephen Vittoria

Author · 2 books