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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: DENTON, JR., ROBERT E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2010.
Subjects:
2008
Presidents > United States > Election > 2008.
Gender identity > Political aspects > United States.
African Americans > Race identity > Political aspects.
Evangelicalism > United States.
Christianity and politics > United States.
Identité de genre > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Identité ethnique > Aspect politique.
Évangélisme > États-Unis.
Christianisme et politique > États-Unis.
Christianity and politics
Evangelicalism
Gender identity > Political aspects
Presidents > Election
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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