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Studies of Identity in the 2008 Presidential Campaign.

To simply say the 2008 presidential election was historic seems like an understatement. The election was unique in many ways beyond the selection of the nation's first African-American as President. The drama of the election was also heightened by the historic nomination battle between Hillary...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: DENTON, JR., ROBERT E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Identity Politics in the 2008 Presidential Campaign: An Overview; Chapter 2: Symbolic Womanhood and Sarah Palin: Running Against the Feminist Grain; Chapter 3: "A More Perfect Union": Barack Obama's Failed Apologia and Successful Use of Identity Politics; Chapter 4: Playing the Gender Card Against a Stacked Deck: A Comparison of Senator Hillary Clinton and Governor Sarah Palin's Gender-based Apologia in the 2008 Presidential Election; Chapter 5: Identity Politics: Gender and Race in the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination.
  • Chapter 6: Barack Obama and the Cosmopolitan CandidacyChapter 7: Evangelical Voters in the 2008 Republican Presidential Nomination; Chapter 8: Deceptive Narratives in the 2008 Presidential Campaign; Chapter 9: The Challenges and Limitations of "Identity Politics" in a Democracy; Chapter 10: Epilogue: The Rhetoric of the Destruction of American Identity and the Academy; Index; About the Contributors.