{"product_id":"race-and-the-obama-administration-substance-symbols-and-hope-9781526105028","title":"Race and the Obama Administration: Substance,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 The triple bind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Substance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 How he did: the racial successes, failures and impact of the Obama presidency\u003cbr\u003e3 Executive orders\u003cbr\u003e4 Winks, nods and day-to-day bureaucratic work: a case study of three Cabinet departments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Symbols\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 Race, appointments and descriptive diversity\u003cbr\u003e6 Rhetoric and racial eruptions\u003cbr\u003e7 Artistic representation and the presidency: an examination of PBS performances\u003cbr\u003e8 Michelle Obama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Hope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 Public opinion\u003cbr\u003e10 Race, Obama and the fourth quarter\u003cbr\u003eConclusion:  was it worth it? \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040975487319,"sku":"9781526105028","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526105028.jpg?v=1750948462","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/race-and-the-obama-administration-substance-symbols-and-hope-9781526105028","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}