“At This Defining Moment” : Barack Obama’s Presidential Candidacy and the New Politics of Race / / Enid Logan.

• Author: Logan, Enid Lynette.
• Place / Publishing House: New York : : New York University Press,, op. 2011.; Baltimore, Md. : : Project MUSE,, 2021; ©op. 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Introduction: the landscape of race in the 21st century -- Post-race American triumphalism and the entrenchment of colorblind racial ideology -- Rooted in the Black community but not limited to it: the perils and promises of the new politics of race -- Contesting gender and race in the 2008 democrat...

Table of Contents

• Front matter
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Post-race American Triumphalism and the Entrenchment of Colorblind Racial Ideology
• 3 Rooted in the Black Community but Not Limited to It
• 4 Contesting Gender and Race in the 2008 Democratic Primary
• 5 The Trope of Race in Obama’s America
• 6 Asian and Latino Voters in the 2008 Election
• 7 In Defense of the White Nation
• 8 Racial Politics under the First Black President
• Notes
• References
• Index
• About the Author