Historic firsts : how symbolic empowerment changes U.S. politics / Evelyn M. Simien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simien, Evelyn M., 1974- author.

Contributor:

Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidential candidates--United States.

Presidential candidates.

Women presidential candidates.

United States.

Women presidential candidates--United States.

African American presidential candidates.

Symbolism in politics--United States.

Symbolism in politics.

Presidents--United States--Election.

Presidents.

Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005.

Chisholm, Shirley.

Jackson, Jesse, 1941-2026.

Jackson, Jesse.

Jackson, Jesse, 1941-.

Clinton, Hillary Rodham.

Obama, Barack.

Presidents--Election.

Physical Description:

xi, 160 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Summary:

Do barrier-breaking candidacies bring formerly politically inactive people into the electoral process? Historic Firsts shorn that such campaign "firsts," with respect to the candidate's race and gender, affect not Just who runs and why, but also mass political behavior. Book jacket.

Contents:

Symbolic Empowerment : Trailblazers and Torchbearers

Chisholm '72 : Sexism, Racism, and Misogyny

Jesse Jackson's Candidacy and its Mobilizing Effect

One of Our Own : Hillary Clinton and the Voters who Support Her

Barack Obama's Victory and the New Black Voter

Presidential Politics : An Ode to Remembrance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

0199314187

9780199314171

0199314179

9780199314188

OCLC:

913712161

Publisher Number:

99964706922