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Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics by Paul Street (2008, Hardcover)

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Many Americans believe Barack Obama represents a hopeful future for America. But does he also reflect the American politics of the past? This book offers the broadest and best-informed understanding on the meaning of the "Obama phenomenon" to date. Paul Street was on the ground throughout the Iowa campaign,

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Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
1594516316
ISBN-13
9781594516313
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66264260

Product Key Features

Author
Paul Street
Publication Name
Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
E901.1.O23s77 2009
Reviews
"That the Obama phenomenon is of considerable significance in American social and political history should hardly be in doubt. But what exactly is it, and where might it lead? This lucid and penetrating book situates it firmly within the 'corporate-dominated and militaristic U.S. elections system and political culture,' explores in depth its substantive content and its limits, and draws valuable lessons about how these might be transcended in the unending struggle to achieve a more just and free society and a peaceful world. It is a very welcome contribution in complex and troubled times." --Noam Chomsky "Street's book is thoroughly researched and contains acute analysis of the political games people play. He examines the money horse that all politicians must ride and gives a pitch-perfect analysis of race and U.S. politics ... " --Adam Burke, Little Village, Iowa City's News and Culture Magazine " . . . Paul Street's critique of the Democratic presidential frontrunner comes not from the right but from the progressive left. Once VP for Research and Planning at the Chicago Urban League, Street worked for the presidential campaign of John Edwards. His articles have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Z Magazine, the Journal of Social History, and other periodicals. His book is required reading for progressives, but citizens from all corners, whether or not they agree, will find that Street's thesis is carefully researched and documented, and well-argued." --Joe Taylor, ForeWord Magazine "Street punctures widely held myths in this unflinching and unsentimental account of Obama's centrist, corporate-friendly policies. But Street offers some saving grace here: a new Obama administration may oxygenate the grassroots movements that are the true architects of change, opening up space for hope." --Charles Derber, Coauthor of Morality Wars and The New Feminized Majority "Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics is a much needed burst of clear, brisk conceptual air that cuts through the fog of fantasy and wish-fulfillment. His meticulously researched, carefully argued analysis of Obama's career and his politics performs an important task of demystification. It is also an eloquent and bracing reminder that progressive agendas will not be advanced through vesting hopes and aspirations in candidate-centered politics, that there is no quick and easy substitute for the task of building a serious, institutionally grounded, working-class based political movement --from the bottom up and top down." --Adolph Reed Jr., University of Pennsylvania "All those interested in truth rather than seduction should read urgently this wise book by Paul Street, who peels away the mask of the 'Obama phenomenon' and reveals power as it is, not as many of us wish it to be." "Perhaps the only book that tells the truth about the 44th president of the United States." --John Pilger, Director of the film, The War on Democracy and writer for New Statesman
Table of Content
PrefaceIntroduction: One: U.S. Political Culture, the Obama Phenomenon, and the Promise of BetrayalChapter One: "The Speech""Simply Enraptured""In No Other Country on Earth Is My Story Possible" "A Decent Shot at Life" "A Miracle That We Can Say What We Think""Absolute Faith in Our Country and Its Leaders""Never Go War without Enough Troops to Win" The Glorious "Hope" of Slaves and OccupiersPopular Struggle, Not "Elite" SaviorsChapter Two: Origin Myths"A Skinny Kid with a Funny Name from Hawaii"Finding a Home on the South Side of ChicagoThe Harvard ApprenticeshipStatehouse Days: Personal Ambition and "True Progressivism" The Role of Political LuckThe Real Audition"It Is Because They Marched That I Stand before You Today"Chapter Three: Obama, Inc. and the Golden Rule of U.S. PoliticsPast Democratic Betrayals IObama's Wonderful Wealth PrimaryDominant Media's Selective Skewering of Populist HypocrisyPritzker Populism"He's a Player": Investor ResultsMarket Democracy and Real DemocracyChapter Four: Capitalism Is "Our Greatest Asset": Audacious Deference to Private Power Beyond Bribery"Deeply Conservative" Respect for Class Rule
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Sociology / General, General, Presidents & Heads of State, American Government / General
Lccn
2008-024297
Dewey Decimal
328.73092
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Social Science, Political Science

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I couldn't add to the title. Obama is pivotal in the change from the old politics to the new.
Paul Street's record of Barack Obama's ruse to power is cogent, fair minded and unprejudiced. The book is fantastically well written - neither dumbed down nor artificially intellectual. I would recommend this relatively slim volume to every student of both politics and human nature. I now feel I know Obama.
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