Race and the Obama administration substance, symbols, and hope / Andra Gillespie.
| Author/creator | Gillespie, Andra |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019. |
| Description | xiii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Summary | The election of Barack Obama marked a critical point in American political and social history. Did the historic election of a black president actually change the status of blacks in the United States? Did these changes (or lack thereof) inform blacks' perceptions of the President? This book explores these questions by comparing Obama's promotion of substantive and symbolic initiatives for blacks to efforts by the two previous presidential administrations. By employing a comparative analysis, the reader can judge whether Obama did more or less to promote black interests than his predecessors. Taking a more empirical approach to judging Barack Obama, this book hopes to contribute to current debates about the significance of the first African American presidency. It takes care to make distinctions between Obama's substantive and symbolic accomplishments and to explore the significance of both. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-230) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781526105035 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018287715 |
| ISBN | 9781526105011 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1526105012 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781526105028 paperback |
| ISBN | 1526105020 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |