Andra Gillespie

Race and the Obama Administration

Substance, symbols, and hope

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Did African Americans benefit from the election of Barack Obama? This book explores Obama's successes and failures on race policies by comparing his record to those of previous presidents, and explains why black support of Obama remained strong throughout his presidency. -- .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 552g
• ISBN-13: 9781526105011
• ISBN-10: 1526105012
• Artikelnr.: 47538595

Autorenporträt

Andra Gillespie is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Emory University

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1 The triple bind
Part I: Substance
2 How he did: the racial successes, failures and impact of the Obama presidency
3 Executive orders
4 Winks, nods and day-to-day bureaucratic work: a case study of three Cabinet departments
II: Symbols
5 Race, appointments and descriptive diversity
6 Rhetoric and racial eruptions
7 Artistic representation and the presidency: an examination of PBS performances
8 Michelle Obama
Part III: Hope
9 Public opinion
10 Race, Obama and the fourth quarter
Conclusion: was it worth it?
Index