Mazama and Asante explore the Obama era-the confluence of the political, technological, social, economic, and religious dimensions of Obama's campaign, election, and presidency. Culled from hundreds of articles in journals across the social sciences-in political science, sociology, African American studies, and communication--this illuminating collection deals with the complexities of the Obama phenomenon from critical research perspective, marking the era as a transformation brought about by a transitional leader. Part introductions offer needed framing and context to facilitate debate and discussion.…mehr
Mazama and Asante explore the Obama era-the confluence of the political, technological, social, economic, and religious dimensions of Obama's campaign, election, and presidency. Culled from hundreds of articles in journals across the social sciences-in political science, sociology, African American studies, and communication--this illuminating collection deals with the complexities of the Obama phenomenon from critical research perspective, marking the era as a transformation brought about by a transitional leader. Part introductions offer needed framing and context to facilitate debate and discussion.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Mazama is an Associate Professor of African American Studies with a Ph.D. from the Sorbonne, five books and more than fifty articles. She is the co-editor o the Encyclopedia of Black Studies. Her forthcoming book will be on the Vodun religion in Haiti. Molefi Asante is a distinguished scholar and is best known for creating the discipline of Black Studies over 25 years ago. He is the Editor for the Journal of Black Studies (Sage) and the Encyclopedia of Black Studies (Sage Reference, 12/04 933 units, $82k LTD). His recent research has centered on the history and present developments of African religions.
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The Barack Obama Phenomenon: Politics, Symbol, and Reality - Ama Mazama and Molefi Kete Asante PART ONE: SEE HOW BARACK OBAMA RAN: THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE PRESIDENCY Deracializing Obama: White Voters and the 2004 Illinois U.S. Senate Race - David. J. Andersen and Jane Junn Southern Strategy 2.0: Conservatives, White Voters, and the Election of Barack Obama - Thomas Edge Turning Out the Center: Racial Politics and African Agency in the Obama Era - Phillip S. Howard An Immigrant¿s Dream and the Audacity of Hope: The 2004 Convention Addresses of Barack Obama and Arnold Schwarzenegger - Babak Elahi and Grant Cos Part PART TWO: THE ICONIC OBAMA: CONTROLLING THE IDENTITY OF A PRESIDENT Obama's Political Philosophy: Pragmatism, Politics, and the University of Chicago - Bart Schultz Barack Obama and the Politics of Blackness - Ron Walters Barack Obama's Faustian Bargain and the Fight for America's Racial Soul - Christopher J. Metzler PART THREE: THE LESSONS OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Facing Barack Hussein Obama: Race, Globalization, and Transnational America - Radhika Parameswaran The Audacity of Hope - Dewey Clayton Obama and the White Vote - Todd Donovan Part PART FOUR: THE LIMITS OF GOVERNANCE IN OBAMA'S ADMINISTRATION Obama: The New Contours of Power - Jerry Harris and Carl Davidson Barack Obama and the Dilemma of Power: An Africological Observation - Molefi Kete Asante Obama's Whiteness - Shawn Michelle Smith Perceptions of Leadership and the Challenge of Obama's Blackness - Charlton D. McIlwain Barack Obama and the Politics of Race: The Myth of Postracism in America - Martell Teasley and David Ikard The Reality of American Life Has Strayed From its Myths: Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope and the Discourse of the American Reclamation Jeremiad - Willie J. Harrell, Jr.
The Barack Obama Phenomenon: Politics, Symbol, and Reality - Ama Mazama and Molefi Kete Asante PART ONE: SEE HOW BARACK OBAMA RAN: THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE PRESIDENCY Deracializing Obama: White Voters and the 2004 Illinois U.S. Senate Race - David. J. Andersen and Jane Junn Southern Strategy 2.0: Conservatives, White Voters, and the Election of Barack Obama - Thomas Edge Turning Out the Center: Racial Politics and African Agency in the Obama Era - Phillip S. Howard An Immigrant¿s Dream and the Audacity of Hope: The 2004 Convention Addresses of Barack Obama and Arnold Schwarzenegger - Babak Elahi and Grant Cos Part PART TWO: THE ICONIC OBAMA: CONTROLLING THE IDENTITY OF A PRESIDENT Obama's Political Philosophy: Pragmatism, Politics, and the University of Chicago - Bart Schultz Barack Obama and the Politics of Blackness - Ron Walters Barack Obama's Faustian Bargain and the Fight for America's Racial Soul - Christopher J. Metzler PART THREE: THE LESSONS OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Facing Barack Hussein Obama: Race, Globalization, and Transnational America - Radhika Parameswaran The Audacity of Hope - Dewey Clayton Obama and the White Vote - Todd Donovan Part PART FOUR: THE LIMITS OF GOVERNANCE IN OBAMA'S ADMINISTRATION Obama: The New Contours of Power - Jerry Harris and Carl Davidson Barack Obama and the Dilemma of Power: An Africological Observation - Molefi Kete Asante Obama's Whiteness - Shawn Michelle Smith Perceptions of Leadership and the Challenge of Obama's Blackness - Charlton D. McIlwain Barack Obama and the Politics of Race: The Myth of Postracism in America - Martell Teasley and David Ikard The Reality of American Life Has Strayed From its Myths: Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope and the Discourse of the American Reclamation Jeremiad - Willie J. Harrell, Jr.
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