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Author
Publisher
Broadside Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 276 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Analyzes Barack Obama's political thought, drawn from his own writings, speeches, and interviews, and discusses how this brilliant politician can either save liberalism or be its downfall.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Recounts the accomplishments of President Obama during his eight years in office, considering his major successes and how he was able to govern while facing both racial hostility and unrealistic expectations.
Barack Obama was once an unlikely candidate, but his successful campaign for the White House made him a worldwide sensation and a transformative figure even before he was inaugurated. Elected as the Iraq War and the Great Recession had discouraged...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 277 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Veteran journalist Ifill sheds new light on the impact of Barack Obama's presidential victory and introduces the emerging African American politicians forging a new path to political power. Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil Rights movement is giving way to a generation who are the direct beneficiaries of the struggles of the 1960s. She offers detailed profiles of such prominent leaders as Newark Mayor Cory Booker,...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Part one of an investigation into the deep political divisions and bitter polarization that grew during the Obama presidency. The film examines how President Obama's promise of change and unity collided with racial and political realities. Part two of an investigation into the deep divisions and bitter polarization that grew during the Obama presidency. The film examines racial tensions in America, the war for control of the GOP, and the growing dysfunction...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xvi, 346 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Michael Eric Dyson delivers a provocative exploration of the politics of race and the Obama presidency. Barack Obama's presidency unfolded against the national traumas of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, and Walter Scott. The nation's first African American president was careful to give few major race speeches, yet he faced criticism from all sides, including from African Americans. How has Obama's race affected his presidency and the...
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