The Black president : hope and fury in the age of Obama /

The Black president : hope and fury in the age of Obama /

"With lively prose and sensitivity to context, this book offers a sweeping, authoritative history of the Obama presidency, focusing particularly on its impact and meaning vis-à-vis African Americans. This interpretative account captures the America that made Obama's White House years possi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clegg, Claude Andrew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Obama, Barack.
Obama, Barack > Public opinion.
Obama, Barack > Relations with African Americans.
African Americans > Politics and government.
African Americans > Attitudes.
United States > Race relations > Political aspects.
United States > Politics and government > 2009-2017.
United States > Public opinion.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. A Chronic Restlessness. Wanderers and Dreamers
  • Joshua Rising
  • The Pendulum Swings Forward
  • Part II. Hope and Change. Bamelot
  • President of the Entire United States
  • Dancing with the Caucus
  • Man on a Tightrope
  • Pitchforks, Daggers, and Carnival Barkers
  • Guess Who's Coming to Tea
  • Signifier in Chief
  • Renaissance Woman
  • The Blood of Africa
  • Demographics and Destinies
  • Part III. The Best of Times, The Worse of Times. Bamelot 2.0
  • A Second Wind
  • "If I Had a Son"
  • The Measure of a President
  • The Pendulum Swings Back.

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