03455nam 2200817 a 450 991097060380332120240417042640.0978146192139414619213929781438445618143844561X10.1515/9781438445618(CKB)2550000001041710(EBL)3408708(SSID)ssj0000857888(PQKBManifestationID)11448839(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000857888(PQKBWorkID)10867297(PQKB)11701738(MiAaPQ)EBC3408708(OCoLC)859687169(MdBmJHUP)muse26147(Au-PeEL)EBL3408708(CaPaEBR)ebr10661859(OCoLC)831664174(DE-B1597)683906(DE-B1597)9781438445618(Perlego)2671710(EXLCZ)99255000000104171020120419d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJohn F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and the politics of ethnic incorporation and avoidance /Robert C. Smith1st ed.Albany SUNY Pressc20131 online resource (266 p.)SUNY series in African American StudiesSUNY series in African American studiesDescription based upon print version of record.9781438445595 1438445598 Includes bibliographical references and index.Understanding ethnicity and ethnic incorporation in the United States -- The subordination of Irish Catholics and African Americans -- Identity, solidarity and culture : Irish Catholics and African Americans -- Boston and Chicago and the rise of Kennedy and Obama -- Ethnic men : the Al Smith and Jesse Jackson campaigns -- The incorporation of the Catholic Irish, and the semi-incorporation of African Americans -- Kennedy and Obama : charisma, character and ethnic identity -- Religion and the election of 1960 -- Race and the election of 2008 -- The politics of ethnic avoidance in the Kennedy and Obama administrations.Fascinating look at the challenges faced by John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama in their quests to win the presidency.SUNY Series in African American StudiesMinoritiesPolitical activityUnited StatesPolitical participationUnited StatesIrish AmericansPolitics and governmentCatholicsPolitical activityUnited StatesAfrican AmericansPolitics and governmentPresidentsUnited StatesElection1960PresidentsUnited StatesElection2008MinoritiesPolitical activityPolitical participationIrish AmericansPolitics and government.CatholicsPolitical activityAfrican AmericansPolitics and government.PresidentsElectionPresidentsElection323.173Smith Robert C(Robert Charles),1947-2023.1594161MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970603803321John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and the politics of ethnic incorporation and avoidance4356819UNINA