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Barack Obama : political frontiers and racial agency / Ama Mazama [and] Molefi Kete Asante, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obama, Barack--Influence.
- Obama, Barack.
- Politics and government.
- Historiography.
- Race relations.
- History.
- United States--Politics and government--2009-.
- United States.
- Presidents--United States--Election--2008.
- Presidents.
- Political campaigns--United States--Case studies.
- Political campaigns.
- United States--Race relations--Political aspects--History--21st century.
- Race relations in mass media.
- United States--Politics and government--Historiography.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : CQ Press/SAGE, [2012]
- Summary:
- Mazama and Asante explore the Obama era-the confluence of the political, technological, social, economic, and religious dimensions of Obama's campaign, election, and presidency.
- Culled from hundreds of articles in journals across the social sciences-in political science, sociology, African American studies, and communication-this illuminating collection analyzes the complexities of the Obama phenomenon from a critical research perspective, marking the era as a transformation brought about by a transitional leader. Part introductions offer needed framing and context to facilitate debate and discussion.
- About The Editors Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I See How Barack Obama Ran: The Campaign for the Presidency 9
- 1 Deracializing Obama: White Voters and the 2004 Illinois U. S. Senate Race / David J. Andersen Andersen, David J., Jane Junn Junn, Jane 11
- 2 Southern Strategy 2.0: Conservatives, White Voters, and the Election of Barack Obama / Thomas Edge Edge, Thomas 37
- 3 Turning Out the Center: Racial Politics and African Agency in the Obama Era / Philip S. S. Howard Howard, Philip S. S. 55
- 4 An Immigrant's Dream and the Audacity of Hope: The 2004 Convention Addresses of Barack Obama and Arnold Schwarzenegger / Babak Elahi Elahi, Babak, Grant Cos Cos, Grant 71
- Part II The Iconic Obama: Controlling the Identity of a President 85
- 5 Obama's Political Philosophy: Pragmatism, Politics, and the University of Chicago / Bart Schultz Schultz, Bart 87
- 6 Barack Obama and the Politics of Blackness / Ron Walters Walters, Ron 131
- 7 Barack Obama's Faustian Bargain and the Fight for America's Racial Soul / Christopher J. Metzler Metzler, Christopher J. 153
- Part III The Lessons of the Obama Presidential Election 167
- 8 Facing Barack Hussein Obama: Race, Globalization, and Transnational America / Radhika Rarameswaran Rarameswaran, Radhika 169
- 9 The Audacity of Hope / Dewey Clayton Clayton, Dewey 181
- 10 Obama and the White Vote / Todd Donovan Donovan, Todd 193
- Part IV The Limits of Governance in Obama's Administration 213
- 11 Obama: The New Contours of Power / Jerry Harris Harris, Jerry, Carl Davidson Davidson, Carl 215
- 12 Barack Obama and the Dilemma of Power: An Africological Observation / Molefi Kete Asante Asante, Molefi Kete 235
- 13 Obama's Whiteness / Shawn Michelle Smith Smith, Shawn Michelle 245
- 14 Perceptions of Leadership and the Challenge of Obama's Blackness / Charlton D. McIlwain McIlwain, Charlton D. 251
- 15 Barack Obama and the Politics of Race: The Myth of Postracism in America / Martell Teasley Teasley, Martell, David Ikard Ikard, David 261
- 16 "The Reality of American Life Has Strayed From Its Myths": Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope and the Discourse of the American Reclamation Jeremiad / Willie J. Harrell Jr. Harrell, Willie J., Jr. 275.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1452216703
- 9781452216706
- OCLC:
- 754389818
- Publisher Number:
- 99946403871
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