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Race and the Obama administration : substance, symbols, and hope / Andra Gillespie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gillespie, Andra, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obama, Barack.
- African Americans--Social conditions--21st century.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Economic conditions--21st century.
- Race relations.
- History.
- African Americans--Economic conditions.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- United States--Race relations--History--21st century.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- The election of Barack Obama marked a critical point in American political and social history. Did the historic election of a black president actually change the status of blacks in the United States? Did these changes (or lack thereof) inform blacks' perceptions of the President? This book explores these questions by comparing Obama's promotion of substantive and symbolic initiatives for blacks to efforts by the two previous presidential administrations. By employing a comparative analysis, the reader can judge whether Obama did more or less to promote black interests than his predecessors. Taking a more empirical approach to judging Barack Obama, this book hopes to contribute to current debates about the significance of the first African American presidency. It takes care to make distinctions between Obama's substantive and symbolic accomplishments and to explore the significance of both.
- Contents:
- 1 The triple bind p. 9
- 2 How he did: The racial successes, failures, and impact of the Obama presidency p. 24
- 3 Was Obama a paddling duck? Seven vignettes of substantive politics in the Obama Administration p. 55
- 4 The right person saying the right thing: Descriptive representation and rhetoric in the Obama Administration p. 95
- 5 The political power of symbolic representation: Artistic performances and commencement speeches from presidential couples p. 146
- 6 The substance of hope; Public opinion and black attitudes toward the Obama presidency p. 163.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781526105011
- 1526105012
- 9781526105028
- 1526105020
- OCLC:
- 960842272
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