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- The Obama Phenomenon: Toward a Multiracial Democracy
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
summary
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 community, the public's perception of first lady Michelle Obama, voter behavior, and the history of racial issues in presidential campaigns since the 1960s.
Contributors are Josephine A. V. Allen, Robert L. Allen, Herb Boyd, Donald R. Deskins Jr., Cheryl I. Harris, Charles P. Henry, Dwight N. Hopkins, John L. Jackson, Maulana Karenga, Robin D. G. Kelley, Martin Kilson, Clarence Lusane, Julianne Malveaux, Shaun Ossei-Owusu, Dianne M. Pinderhughes, Sherman C. Puckett, Scharn Robinson, Ula Y. Taylor, Alice Walker, Hanes Walton Jr., and Ronald Williams II.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- Part I: The Election
- Part II: Culture
- Part III: Policy
- Contributors
- pp. 315-318
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252093487
Related ISBN(s)
9780252036453, 9780252078224
MARC Record
OCLC
767579267
Pages
344
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2011