9781526105028-1526105020-Race and the Obama Administration: Substance, symbols, and hope

Race and the Obama Administration: Substance, symbols, and hope

ISBN-13: 9781526105028
ISBN-10: 1526105020
Edition: 1
Author: Andra Gillespie
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback 256 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781526105028
ISBN-10: 1526105020
Edition: 1
Author: Andra Gillespie
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback 256 pages

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Race and the Obama Administration: Substance, symbols, and hope (ISBN-13: 9781526105028 and ISBN-10: 1526105020), written by authors Andra Gillespie, was published by Manchester University Press in 2019. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Historical Study & Educational Resources books. You can easily purchase or rent Race and the Obama Administration: Substance, symbols, and hope (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Historical Study & Educational Resources books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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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.

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