Barack Obama : : Conservative, Pragmatist, Progressive /

Barack Obama : : Conservative, Pragmatist, Progressive / / Burton I. Kaufman.

In this insightful biography, Burton I. Kaufman explores how the political career of Barack Obama was marked by conservative tendencies that constantly frustrated his progressive supporters and gave the lie to socialist fear-mongering on the right. Obama's was a landmark presidency that paradox...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
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Kaufman, Burton I.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (392 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Roots
  • 2. From Organizer to Politician
  • 3. The Presidential Run and the Earthquake of Iowa
  • 4. From Iowa to President-Elect
  • 5. Landmark Achievement: The Affordable Care Act
  • 6. Quest for a Common Purpose
  • 7. The Comeback President
  • 8. Dysfunctional Government
  • 9. A Second Recovery
  • 10. The Shock of Donald J. Trump’s Election
  • 11. The Postpresidency
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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