Obama, Clinton, Palin : making history in election 2008 / edited by Liette Gidlow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gidlow, Liette Patricia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Election--2008.

Presidents.

Women--Political activity.

History.

Race relations.

United States.

Obama, Barack.

Clinton, Hillary Rodham.

Palin, Sarah, 1964-.

Palin, Sarah.

Presidential candidates--United States--Biography.

Presidential candidates.

Political campaigns--United States--History--21st century.

Political campaigns.

United States--Race relations--Political aspects--History--21st century.

Women--Political activity--United States--History--21st century.

Women.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 175 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2011]

Summary:

This collection of ten essays on the 2008 American presidential campaign examines issues of race and gender in the candidacies of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. Divided into sections covering racial and gender representations, historical precedents, and the effects of the election on feminist discourse, chapters discuss topics such as Obama and the politics of anger, black women's politics and the long civil rights movement, Palin in the context of western women's political history, and the difference the "difference" makes. The work includes a timeline of the 2008 election season. Contributors are professors of history from major American universities. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780252036606

0252036603

9780252078309

0252078306

OCLC:

719427881