03056nam 2200589Ia 450 991045663800332120200520144314.01-283-17302-697866131730271-4422-0180-0(CKB)2550000000041054(EBL)737240(OCoLC)747028293(SSID)ssj0000529910(PQKBManifestationID)12196883(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529910(PQKBWorkID)10557764(PQKB)10731927(MiAaPQ)EBC737240(Au-PeEL)EBL737240(CaPaEBR)ebr10484202(CaONFJC)MIL317302(EXLCZ)99255000000004105420110325d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTransforming America[electronic resource] Barack Obama in the White House /edited by Steven E. SchierLanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20111 online resource (224 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-0179-7 1-4422-0178-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction: Obama's "Big Bang" Presidency; HISTORICAL AND ELECTORAL PERSPECTIVES; Chapter 01. From Reconstruction to Recession; Chapter 02. Caught between Hope and History; Chapter 03. Parties as a Resource for Presidential Leadership; Chapter 04. Obama, Religious Politics, and the Culture Wars; WASHINGTON GOVERNANCE; Chapter 05. Accomplishments and Miscalculations in the Obama Presidency; Chapter 06. Asymmetric Warfare; Chapter 07. Small Ball in the Long Game; Chapter 08. A Transformative Politics of Judicial Selection?; POLICY LEGACIES; Chapter 09. Obama and Social PolicyChapter 10. The Obama Administration and the Great RecessionChapter 11. The Obama Presidency; Conclusion: How Transformative a Presidency?; Index; About the Contributors The presidency of Barack Obama seeks major transformation of American politics and policy. This new collection, edited by Steven E. Schier, examines the unusual combination of risk and ambition in Obama's presidency concerning popular politics, Washington politics, and economic and foreign policy. It also places the Obama presidency in historical perspective, noting the unusual circumstances of his election and the similarities and differences between presidential politics today and those of previous eras. Transforming America: Barack Obama in the White House provides a guiding Political scienceUnited StatesPolitics and government2009-Electronic books.Political science.973.932092Schier Steven E900107MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456638003321Transforming America2151154UNINA