{"product_id":"the-obama-phenomenon-9780252036453","title":"The Obama Phenomenon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerspectives on the Obama campaign and early administration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These eminent scholars of African American politics provide rich, multigenerational perspectives on the Obama election and the first year of his presidency. A significant and distinctive contribution to the emerging scholarship on Obama that will be useful in African American studies and political science courses.\"--Robert C. Smith, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Outstanding.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  Charles P. Henry \/ Introduction  The Election  1.Charles P. Henry \/ The Jackson and Obama Contributions to a Multiracial Democracy; 2. Martin Kilson \/ The Electoral Building Blocks of Barack Obama's Victory; 3. Hanes Walton, Jr., Josephine A. V. Allen, Sherman C. Puckett \u0026amp; Donald R. Deskins, Jr. \/ The Election of Barack Obama and Its Implications for Racial Politics; 4. Julianne Malveaux \/ Did Race, Class, Gender, Generation, or the Economy trump in the 2008 Elections; 5. Dianne M. Pinderhughes \/ Race, The Presidency and Obama's First Year; 6. Herb Boyd \/ Obama and the Media; 7. Scharn Robinson \/ The Impact of the 2008 Campaign on the Legacy of William Jefferson Clinton  Culture  8. Alice Walker \/ Lest We Forget: An open letter to my sisters who are brave; 9. Maulana Karenga \/ Barack Obama's Ambivalent Embrace of Blackness; 10. John L. Jackson \/ Obama, Black Religion, and the Rev. Wright Controversy; 11. Dwight Hopkins \/ Race, Religion, and the Race for the White House; 12. Ronald Williams II \/ Barack Obama and the Politics of Racial Representation; 13. Shaun Ossei-Owusu \/ Barack Obama's Anomalous Relationship with the Hip Hop Community; 14. Ula Taylor \/ First Lady Michelle Obama, Too Black and Too Strong  Policy 15. Robin D. G. Kelley \/ President Obama, Freedom Democrat or Neo-Liberal; 16. Clarence Lusane \/ Globalization and the Obama Doctrine; 17. Cheryl Harris \/ Barack Obama, the Past, Present and Future of Race  Remedies  Robert L. Allen \/ Epilogue  Contributors","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036819751255,"sku":"9780252036453","price":103.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252036453.jpg?v=1750932655","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-obama-phenomenon-9780252036453","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}