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Obama-ology

Author : Aurin Squire
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178319703X
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book Obama-ology written by Aurin Squire and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When African-American college graduate Warren takes a job with the 2008 Obama campaign, he’s fired up and ready to go – until he lands in the troubled streets of East Cleveland. But somewhere between knocking on doors, fending off cops, and questioning his own racial and sexual identity, he learns that changing society isn’t as easy as he imagined. Obama-ology is a compelling journey into the lives of the black minority of East Cleveland. This invisible underclass – despondent after a lifetime of presidential campaigns with only the educated, white candidate to represent them – have the flame of hope reignited by a passionate young man canvassing for Obama.

The Secret Life of Barack Hussein Obama

Author : Mondo Frazier
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 145163319X
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Secret Life of Barack Hussein Obama written by Mondo Frazier and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journalist Frazier tells the hidden story of the President, divulging little-known details of President Barack Obama's past. Frazier exposes unexplained details and answers. This illuminating work is the unrevealed story of the President--the one readers won't get from their morning paper.

Barack Obama in his Own Words

Author : Lisa Rogak
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 0786743603
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Barack Obama in his Own Words written by Lisa Rogak and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2008-12-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since delivering his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama has been hailed as the clear savior of not only the Democratic party, but of the integrity of American politics. Despite the fact that he burst onto the national scene seemingly overnight, his name recognition has grown by leaps and bounds ever since. Barack Obama in His Own Words, a book of quotes from the Illinois Senator, allows those who aren't as familiar with his politics to learn quickly where he stands on abortion, religion, AIDS, his critics, foreign policy, Iraq, the War on Terror, unemployment, gay marriage, and a host of other important issues facing America and the world.

The Obama Phenomenon

Author : Charles P. Henry
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252093488
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Obama Phenomenon written by Charles P. Henry and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2011-09-28 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Hopeless

Author : Jeffrey St. Clair
Publisher : AK Press
ISBN 13 : 1849351104
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (493 download)

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Download or read book Hopeless written by Jeffrey St. Clair and published by AK Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dissident Left dismantles Obama's failed "progressive" agenda.

Obama's Legacy

Author : Michael I. Days
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1455596612
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Obama's Legacy written by Michael I. Days and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As President Obama's time in the White House draws to a close, this celebratory book documents his transformative accomplishments. Evidence indicates President Barack Obama has been tremendously successful and effective by objective measures. On economic indicators alone, he is credited with the longest streak of job growth in U.S. history, a two-thirds reduction in the federal budget deficit, and the rebounding of the stock market to record highs following the record lows of the recession under his predecessor. His victories have come against a backdrop of criticism and sometimes open defiance from conservatives, lack of cooperation in Congress, and racially tinged commentary in traditional and social media. Through it all, the President who campaigned on a slogan of 'Yes, We Can!' has persevered in his determination to make a difference and left an indelible mark on American politics and the world. Legacy is a commemoration of his eight years in the White House.

Obama on the Couch

Author : Justin A. Frank
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451620640
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Obama on the Couch written by Justin A. Frank and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes Barack Obama's behavior to explain the apparent disconnect between his campaign promises and presidential choices, drawing on factors from his past to illuminate the role of unconscious thoughts on the administration of his policies.

Obama's Legacy - Yes We Can, Yes We Did

Author : Barack Obama
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Obama's Legacy - Yes We Can, Yes We Did written by Barack Obama and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obama's Legacy - Yes We Can, Yes We Did stands as a powerful testament to the transformative era of Barack Obama's presidency, inviting readers on a journey through a diversity of literary styles - from rousing speeches to intimate letters. This anthology encapsulates the overarching themes of hope, change, and the relentless pursuit of a more inclusive America. Each piece, whether spotlighting pivotal moments or quieter instances of policy-making, reflects the profound significance of Obama's tenure and its reverberations in American society. The collection distinguishes itself by offering an array of perspectives that collectively weave a rich tapestry of the 44th president's enduring impact. The contributors, anchored by Barack Obama himself, with material sourced from the White House and various U.S. Government archives, embody a wide spectrum of American life and politics. This curation aligns with significant cultural and literary movements of the early 21st century, emphasizing a narrative of progression and resilience. The voices of this anthology, though varied, share a common thread: a commitment to documenting a historical pivot point in the American narrative, making it a cornerstone collection for understanding this era. Obama's Legacy - Yes We Can, Yes We Did offers readers an unparalleled opportunity to explore the depth and breadth of Obama's presidency. Through a meticulously curated selection of texts, the book invites engagement with critical moments and underlying philosophies that defined a nation's path. For scholars, students, and anyone keen on American politics, this anthology serves not just as a historical record but as a source of inspiration and reflection on what leadership can achieve in the face of adversity. The collection promises not only educational value but also a chance to engage in a broader dialogue about America's future and the lessons from its past.

Obama at the Crossroads

Author : Lawrence R. Jacobs
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199845379
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Obama at the Crossroads written by Lawrence R. Jacobs and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2010 election serves as a bookend to one of the remarkable political periods in recent U.S. history. Amidst a profound economic crisis, Americans elected an African American to the presidency and massive Democratic majorities to Congress. Beginning in 2009, the President and Congress put forward a sweeping agenda to both address the economic crisis and enact progressive policies that liberals had been advocating for decades. Within a year and a half, they would pass health care reform and financial reform alongside a stimulus package of nearly a trillion dollars. Democrats also rescued the auto industry via a partial government takeover and expanded the Bush administration's incipient program for saving the banking sector by pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into it. Finally, the Obama administration dramatically increased our commitment in Afghanistan while simultaneously winding down our presence in Iraq. In Obama at the Crossroads, eminent political scientists Desmond King and Larry Jacobs have gathered some of the best scholars in American politics to take stock of this extraordinary period. Covering the financial crisis, health care reform, racial politics, foreign policy, the nature of Obama's leadership, and the relationship between the administration's agenda and broader progressive goals, this will serve as a comprehensive overview of the key issues facing the Obama administration as it entered office.

The Obama Doctrine

Author : Colin Dueck
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190202629
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Obama Doctrine written by Colin Dueck and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incisive evaluation of foreign policy and the meaning of power in the Obama era.

Empire's New Clothes

Author : Paul Street
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317260554
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Empire's New Clothes written by Paul Street and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Obama nears the middle of his first-term as president Paul Street assesses his performance against the expectations of his supporters. While mainstream journalists have noted discrepancies between Obama's original vision and reality, Paul Street uniquely measures Obama's record against the expectations of the truly progressive agenda many of his supporters expected him to follow. Taken together, the list of Obama's weakened policies is startling: his business-friendly measures with the economy, the lack of support for the growing mass of unemployed and poor, the dilution of his health reform agenda, the passage of a record-setting Pentagon budget, and escalation of US military violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. Street's account reveals these and many other indications of how deeply beholden Obama is to existing dominant domestic and global hierarchies and doctrines.

Deconstructing Obama

Author : Jack Cashill
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451611137
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Deconstructing Obama written by Jack Cashill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did Obama write his own books and is the story they tell true? “I've written two books,” Barack Obama told a crowd of teachers in July of 2008. “I actually wrote them myself.” The teachers exploded in laughter. They got the joke: lesser politicians were not bright enough to do the same. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Obama supporters pointed to the first of those two books, the 1995 memoir, Dreams from My Father, as proof of Obama’s superior intellect. Time magazine called Dreams “the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician.” The Obama campaign machine traded on the candidate’s literary reputation, encouraging volunteers to “get out the vote and keep talking to others about the genius of Barack Obama.” There was just one small flaw, as writer and literary detective Jack Cashill discovered months before the November 2008 election: nothing in Obama’s history suggested he was capable of writing either Dreams or his 2006 book, The Audacity of Hope. In fact, as Cashill continued his research, he came to the shocking conclusion that the real craftsman behind Dreams was terrorist emeritus Bill Ayers. “This was a charge,” David Remnick admits in his definitive Obama biography, The Bridge, “that if ever proved true, or believed to be true among enough voters, could have been the end of the candidacy.” Deconstructing Obama tells the story of what happens when a citizen journalist discovers a game-changing reality that the media refuse to acknowledge. Despite their rejection, Cashill expanded his research into Obama’s literary canon. As he came to see, if Dreams serves as sacred text, the poem “Pop” is the Rosetta stone, the key to deciphering Obama’s shrouded past, his fragile psyche, and his uniquely cryptic political life. In unlocking that past, Cashill discovered that the story that Obama has been telling all his life varies from the true story in ways big and small. In fact, much of Obama’s life story appears to be a wholly constructed fabrication, one that Jack Cashill “deconstructs” to show the world just who Barack Obama really is.

Obama's Time

Author : Morton Keller
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199383375
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Obama's Time written by Morton Keller and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering attempt at a historical perspective on the Obama presidency examines Obama's presidential persona and governing style, his domestic and foreign policies, and his place in the larger context of modern American politics. It explores the reasons for the gap between what he sought and what he achieved, and the larger political context in which this story unfolded.

The Promise

Author : Jonathan Alter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847377610
Total Pages : 967 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Promise written by Jonathan Alter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-18 with total page 967 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Reality of HopeAlter takes the reader into the inner circles of Obama's intimates, those who were there from the start, and the gradually expanding circles, to show for the first time the emotions, rivalries, alliances of the extremely tight-lipped and disciplined administration: Biden, whom he chose because he had the experience even though he was not an early supporter, Hillary, whom he had long wanted for Secretary of State. There are stunning portraits of Obama's oldest friends, including Valerie Jarrett, and his early supporters; the Kennedys, Daschle, and of the more volatile newcomers, Rahm of course, and Larry Summers, and Geitner. Watch the president dominate his Cabinet with silences and stares (instead of shouting like Clinton or LBJ). Add to that the knowledge that leaking can lose you your job. (One advisor called Obama, 'The most unsentimental man I have ever known.') Obama is, in this portrait, self-aware and shrewd, well organized and confident, a natural leader who doesn't need or crave praise and is not given to spreading it around. (One intimate notes his praise is more likely to be 'What's next?' than 'Good job.') Nevertheless he is equable and attentive, and he listens. (It's one of his techniques.) In fact, if one doesn't have anything to say at his meetings, you may not be invited back. Alter characterizes Obama as a deductive thinker, and a fast one -- eager for action. It is said that Clinton's meetings always ran on too long and that Obama's may be too short.

The Substance of Hope

Author : Jelani Cobb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635577438
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book The Substance of Hope written by Jelani Cobb and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trenchant and timeless examination of the still-contested meanings of President Barack Obama's election, from a preeminent scholar of race, politics, and American history-with a new introduction by the author. When voters in 2008 chose the United States' first black president, some Americans hailed the event as a sign that the nation had, at long last, transcended its bloody history of racial inequality. Obama's victory was indescribably momentous, but if the intervening years proved anything, it is that we never leave history entirely behind. Indeed, this may be the ultimate lesson of the Obama era. First published in 2010, The Substance of Hope is acclaimed historian Jelani Cobb's meditation on what Obama's election represented, an insightful investigation into the civil rights movement forces that helped produce it, and a prescient inquiry into how American society does-and does not-change. In penetrating, elegant prose, Cobb teases apart the paradoxes embodied in race and patriotism, identity and citizenship, progress and legacy. Now reissued with a new introduction by the author, reflecting on how the seismic impact of the Obama presidency continues to shape America, The Substance of Hope is an indelible work of history and cultural criticism from one of our most singular voices.

Out of Many, One

Author : Ruth O'Brien
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022604176X
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Out of Many, One written by Ruth O'Brien and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feared by conservatives and embraced by liberals when he entered the White House, Barack Obama has since been battered by criticism from both sides. In Out of Many, One, Ruth O’Brien explains why. We are accustomed to seeing politicians supporting either a minimalist state characterized by unfettered capitalism and individual rights or a relatively strong welfare state and regulatory capitalism. Obama, O’Brien argues, represents the values of a lesser-known third tradition in American political thought that defies the usual left-right categorization. Bearing traces of Baruch Spinoza, John Dewey, and Saul Alinsky, Obama’s progressivism embraces the ideas of mutual reliance and collective responsibility, and adopts an interconnected view of the individual and the state. So, while Obama might emphasize difference, he rejects identity politics, which can create permanent minorities and diminish individual agency. Analyzing Obama’s major legislative victories—financial regulation, health care, and the stimulus package—O’Brien shows how they reflect a stakeholder society that neither regulates in the manner of the New Deal nor deregulates. Instead, Obama focuses on negotiated rule making and allows executive branch agencies to fill in the details when dealing with a deadlocked Congress. Similarly, his commitment to difference and his resistance to universal mandates underlies his reluctance to advocate for human rights as much as many on the Democratic left had hoped. By establishing Obama within the context of a much longer and broader political tradition, this book sheds critical light on both the political and philosophical underpinnings of his presidency and a fundamental shift in American political thought.

Destiny Calling

Author : Charles M. Madigan
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee
ISBN 13 : 1461734924
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Destiny Calling written by Charles M. Madigan and published by Ivan R. Dee. This book was released on 2009-10-16 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a bitter cold day in 2007—nearly 150 years after Abraham Lincoln's inauguration—United States Senator Barack Obama of Illinois gathered his supporters at the old state capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Very new to the national political arena, he made an audacious announcement: "If you feel destiny calling, and see as I see, a future of endless possibility stretching before us; if you sense, as I sense, that the time is now to shake off our slumber, and slough off our fear, and make good on the debt we owe past and future generations, then I'm ready to take up the cause . . ." With those words Obama launched one of history's most remarkable presidential campaigns, a forceful intent that revived a moribund political party, cornered its adversaries, gathered increased political momentum with each new day, and ultimately placed a black man in the White House, something nay–sayers proclaimed would never happen. Emphasizing the revealing experiences of representative Americans from around the country, who tell how the previous eight years of failed policies shaped their personal fate and prompted them to vote for a newcomer blazing the banner of change, Destiny Calling traces a political campaign that fulfilled Lincoln's promise even as it illuminated for the world—anew —America's commitment of hope and freedom. Charles Madigan avoids the "inside politics" tack and the redundancy of most contemporary political coverage. Instead he taps an unheard–from–until–now range of American voters—the most important sources of all, the people who made the decision to send Obama to the White House. Their frustration with the wars, with the response to Hurricane Katrina, with a flat–lining economy, and with the cynicism of politics as usual helped fuel the movement that set a new standard for national campaigns, made the impossible the real, and changed forever how the nation views the process of choosing its leader. For additional information, see www.destinycallingbo