Format:
Online-Ressource (viii, 289 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781442201781
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1283173026
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9781442201798
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9781442201804
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9781283173025
Content:
The presidency of Barack Obama seeks 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 involvin
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; Introduction: Obama's "Big Bang" Presidency; HISTORICAL AND ELECTORAL PERSPECTIVES; Chapter 01. From Reconstruction to Recession; Chapter 02. Caught between Hope and History; Chapter 03. Parties as a Resource for Presidential Leadership; Chapter 04. Obama, Religious Politics, and the Culture Wars; WASHINGTON GOVERNANCE; Chapter 05. Accomplishments and Miscalculations in the Obama Presidency; Chapter 06. Asymmetric Warfare; Chapter 07. Small Ball in the Long Game; Chapter 08. A Transformative Politics of Judicial Selection?; POLICY LEGACIES; Chapter 09. Obama and Social Policy
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Chapter 10. The Obama Administration and the Great RecessionChapter 11. The Obama Presidency; Conclusion: How Transformative a Presidency?; Index; About the Contributors
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1283172828
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Transforming America Barack Obama in the White House
Language:
English
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