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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818796703321

Autore

Neal Anthony

Titolo

The oral presidency of Barack Obama / / Anthony Neal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-4985-5606-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 pages)

Disciplina

973.932092

Soggetti

Communication in politics - United States - History - 21st century

Discourse analysis - Political aspects - United States

United States Politics and government 2009-2017

United States Race relations 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- 1 A Conceptual Framework -- 2 A Clear and Present Black Man -- 3 We Are the Ones -- 4 Domestic Policy Part I -- 5 A Connotation of Peace -- 6 History Strikes Twice -- 7 The Audacity to Govern -- 8 The Art of Just War -- 9 The Anti-Obama Political Complex -- 10 The Passion of President Obama -- 11 Epilogue as Prologue -- Appendix -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

The Oral Presidency of Barack Obama is an examination of Barack Obama's signature weapon of his presidency: his speeches. This book provides the social and cultural context that made the content of his speeches timeless.