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Obama's America A Transformative Vision of Our National Identity / Ian Reifowitz ; foreword by Ellis Cose.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reifowitz, Ian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political culture--United States.
- Political culture.
- Multiculturalism--United States.
- Multiculturalism.
- National characteristics, American.
- United States--Politics and government--2009-.
- United States.
- United States--Ethnic relations.
- United States--Race relations.
- Obama, Barack--Social and political views.
- Obama, Barack--Influence.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (270 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Our national identity is defined by what it means to be an American and whom we include and why when we talk about "the American people." A country's national identity is fluid, and Ian Reifowitz argues that President Barack Obama, by emphasizing the ideals Americans hold dear, hopes to redefine ours in a fundamental way. Obama's conception of America emphasizes two principles of national unity: First, all Americans, regardless of their heritage and cultural traditions, should identify with America as their country, based upon shared democratic values, a shared history, and a shared fate. Seco
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 American National Identity: From the Revolution through the 1960s; 2 Since the 1960s: Radical Multiculturalism, Its Critics, and How Obama Fits In; 3 Obama's Search for His Own Identity; 4 Obama on Racial Discrimination: Causes, Effects, and Policies to Combat It; 5 Candidate and President Obama's Broader Rhetoric on Race; 6 Obama's Vision of National Identity and National Unity; 7 Obama's Narrative of American History and Our Place in the World
- 8 Rejecting Obama's America: Right-Wing Exclusionists and Left-Wing Race CriticsConclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-241) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61234-473-9
- OCLC:
- 809834569
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