The First Black President

Barack Obama, Race, Politics, and the American Dream
2009. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-230-62114-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 207 mm, Gewicht: 235 g

This is a critical reflection on the implications of an Obama administration on the issue of race in America, arguing that the presidency must be celebrated as a historical triumph based on America's racist past, but acknowledging that the problem of race in America now impacts cultures around the globe.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hill

Hill, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

We Shall Overcome: Obama and the Civil Rights Movement Obama and Race in America A Black Man in White America Obama, African Diaspora and the New Meaning of Blackness Race, Power and Technology in the New Millennium Obamanomics and Black America Why Obama will Change the World An Obama Administration and the Black Agenda

Über Autor(innen)

JOHNNY HILL is an Assistant Professor at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, USA.