Obama's America : A Transformative Vision of Our National Identity

Our national identity is defined by what it means to be an American and whom we include and why when we talk about "the American people." A country's national identity is fluid, and Ian Reifowitz argues that President Barack Obama, by emphasizing the ideals Americans hold dear, hopes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reifowitz, Ian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: WASHINGTON POTOMAC Books 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Obama, Barack.
Obama, Barack > Influence.
Obama, Barack > Social and political views.
Obama, Barack > Political and social views.
Race relations.
Politics and government
Political culture.
Political and social views.
National characteristics, American.
Multiculturalism.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Ethnic relations.
HISTORY > United States > 21st Century.
Multiculturalisme > États-Unis.
Political culture > United States.
Multiculturalism > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 2009-2017.
États-Unis > Relations interethniques.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States > Politics and government > 2009-2017.
United States > Ethnic relations.
United States > Race relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • American national identity : from the revolution through the 1960s
  • Since the 1960s : radical multiculturalism, its critics, and how Obama fits in
  • Obama's search for his own identity
  • Obama on racial discrimination : causes, effects, and policies to combat it
  • Candidate and President Obama's broader rhetoric on race
  • Obama's vision of national identity and national unity
  • Obama's narrative of American history and our place in the world
  • Rejecting Obama's America : right-wing exclusionists and left-wing race critics.

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