{"product_id":"the-black-president-9781421441887","title":"The Black President","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e. . . a gracefully written, scrupulously balanced and quite satisfying account of what Obama meant for Black Americans.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant book.\u003cbr\u003e—Dorothy V. Smith, M. Phil, PhD, Dillard University, \u003ci\u003eAfrican \u0026amp; Asian Studies Journal of The Netherlands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA scholarly and well-written book that considers what the Obama presidency did for Black Americans. Professor Clegg describes very eloquently the glamour and hope of the Obama presidency while assessing the accomplishments and domestic failures beneath it.\u003cbr\u003e—Vince Cable, former Liberal Democrat leader 2017—2019\u003cbr\u003eClegg is a compelling writer with an understated wit. His account is comprehensive and judicious.\u003cbr\u003e—Daniel Geary, Trinity College Dublin, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black President: Hope and fury in the age of Obama\u003c\/i\u003e by Claude A. Clegg III is an impressive attempt to gauge how well the former president performed in that impossible job.... This thoughtful, even-handed, highly useful book looks at the entire span of the forty-fourth US presidency.\u003cbr\u003e—Clifford Thompson, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. A Chronic Restlessness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Wanderers and Dreamers\u003cbr\u003e2. Joshua Rising\u003cbr\u003e3. The Pendulum Swings Forward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Hope and Change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Bamelot \u003cbr\u003e5. President of the Entire United States \u003cbr\u003e6. Dancing with the Caucus \u003cbr\u003e7. Man on a Tightrope \u003cbr\u003e8. Pitchforks, Daggers, and Carnival Barkers \u003cbr\u003e9. Guess Who's Coming to Tea \u003cbr\u003e10. Signifier in Chief \u003cbr\u003e11. Renaissance Woman \u003cbr\u003e12. The Blood of Africa \u003cbr\u003e13. Demographics and Destinies \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e14. Bamelot 2.0 \u003cbr\u003e15. A Second Wind \u003cbr\u003e16. \"If I Had a Son\" \u003cbr\u003e17. The Measure of a President \u003cbr\u003e18. The Pendulum Swings Back \u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408143360343,"sku":"9781421441887","price":26.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421441887.jpg?v=1730501745","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-black-president-9781421441887","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}