Steven E. Schier

Transforming America

Barack Obama in the White House

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Produktbeschreibung

The presidency of Barack Obama seeks a major transformation of American politics and policy. This new collection, edited by Steven E. Schier, examines the unusual combination of risk and ambition in Obama's presidency concerning popular politics, Washington politics, and economic and foreign policy. It also places the Obama presidency in historical perspective, noting the unusual circumstances of his election and the similarities and differences between presidential politics today and those of previous eras. Transforming America: Barack Obama in the White House provides a guiding focus involving the successes and failures of the administration's transformative aspirations during Obama's initial years in the White House.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 637g
• ISBN-13: 9781442201781
• ISBN-10: 1442201789
• Artikelnr.: 33302904

Autorenporträt

By Steven E. Schier - Contributions by John J. Coleman; James L. Guth; John F. Harris; James Hohmann; Bertram Johnson; Richard E. Matland; Nancy Maveety; James M. McCormick; John J. Pitney Jr.; Nicol C. Rae; Raymond Tatalovich; Andrea L. Walker and John K

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Obama's "Big Bang" Presidency Chapter 2 Historical
and Electoral Perspectives Chapter 3 From Reconstruction to Recession: The
First Phase of the Obama Presidency in Historical Context Chapter 4 Caught
Between Hope and History: Obama, Public Opinion, and the 2010 Elections
Chapter 5 Parties as a Resource for Presidential Leadership: The Case of
Barack Obama Chapter 6 Obama, Religious Politics, and the Culture Wars
Chapter 7 Washington Governance Chapter 8 Accomplishments and
Miscalculations of the Obama Presidency Chapter 9 Asymmetric Warfare:
Supporters and Opponents of President Obama Chapter 10 Small Ball in the
Long Game: Barack Obama and Congress Chapter 11 A Transformative Politics
of Judicial Selection? President Obama and the Federal Judiciary Chapter 12
Policy Legacies Chapter 13 Obama and Social Policy: Acclamation or
Alienation among Women, Minorities, and Gays? Chapter 14 The Obama
Administration and the Great Recession Chapter 15 The Obama Presidency: A
Foreign Policy of Change? Chapter 16 Conclusion: How Transformative a
Presidency?