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The Obama Phenomenon: Toward a Multiracial Democracy
Charles P Henry
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Description for The Obama Phenomenon: Toward a Multiracial Democracy
Paperback. Perspectives on the Obama campaign and early administration Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPHL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Barack Obama's campaign and electoral victory demonstrated the dynamic nature of American democracy. Beginning as a special issue of The Black Scholar, this probing collection illustrates the impact of "the Obama phenomenon" on the future of U.S. race relations through readings on Barack Obama's campaign as well as the idealism and pragmatism of the Obama administration. Some of the foremost scholars of African American politics and culture from an array of disciplines--including political science, theology, economics, history, journalism, sociology, cultural studies, and law--offer critical analyses of topics as diverse as Obama and the media, Obama’s connection with the hip hop ... Read more
Barack Obama's campaign and electoral victory demonstrated the dynamic nature of American democracy. Beginning as a special issue of The Black Scholar, this probing collection illustrates the impact of "the Obama phenomenon" on the future of U.S. race relations through readings on Barack Obama's campaign as well as the idealism and pragmatism of the Obama administration. Some of the foremost scholars of African American politics and culture from an array of disciplines--including political science, theology, economics, history, journalism, sociology, cultural studies, and law--offer critical analyses of topics as diverse as Obama and the media, Obama’s connection with the hip hop ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252078224
SKU
V9780252078224
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About Charles P Henry
Charles P. Henry is the H. Michael and Jeanne Williams Chair of African American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Long Overdue: The Politics of Racial Reparations.Robert L. Allen is an adjunct professor of African American studies and ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Black Awakening in Capitalist America: An Analytic ... Read more
Reviews for The Obama Phenomenon: Toward a Multiracial Democracy
"These eminent scholars of African American politics provide rich, multigenerational perspectives on the Obama election and the first year of his presidency. A significant and distinctive contribution to the emerging scholarship on Obama that will be useful in African American studies and political science courses."
Robert C. Smith, coauthor of American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom "Outstanding."
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Robert C. Smith, coauthor of American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom "Outstanding."
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