Anthony Neal

The Oral Presidency of Barack Obama (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers an examination of the signature weapon of Barack Obama's presidency: his speeches. It provides an in-depth, analytical look at the words of Barack Obama through the social and cultural contexts that made the content of his speeches timeless. The book draws on the oral tradition of the Black church in order to help explain aspects of the president's speaking style and to establish a direct link between the president's words and actions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216317074
• Artikelnr.: 74399821

Autorenporträt

Anthony Neal is associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Buffalo State College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Conceptual Framework Chapter 2: A Clear and Present Black Man
Chapter 3: We are the Ones: The 2008 Obama Coalition Chapter 3: "Inevitable
Compromise:" Domestic Policy Part I Chapter 4: Domestic Policy Part I:
Inevitable Compromise Chapter 5: A Connotation of Peace: Obama's First Term
Foreign Policy Chapter 6: History Strikes Twice: The 2012 Reelection of
President Barack Obama Chapter 7: The Audacity to Govern: Domestic Policy
Part II Chapter 8: The Art of Just War: Obama's Second Term Foreign Policy
Chapter 9: The Anti-Obama Political Complex Chapter 10: The Passion of
President Obama: Last Comments, Remarks, and Speeches Chapter 11: Epilogue
as Prologue: Assessing the Skinny Kid with a Funny Name