LEADER 03056nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910456638003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-17302-6 010 $a9786613173027 010 $a1-4422-0180-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000000041054 035 $a(EBL)737240 035 $a(OCoLC)747028293 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000529910 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12196883 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529910 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10557764 035 $a(PQKB)10731927 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC737240 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL737240 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10484202 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL317302 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000041054 100 $a20110325d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aTransforming America$b[electronic resource] $eBarack Obama in the White House /$fedited by Steven E. Schier 210 $aLanham, MD $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-0179-7 311 $a1-4422-0178-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Policy 327 $aChapter 10. The Obama Administration and the Great RecessionChapter 11. The Obama Presidency; Conclusion: How Transformative a Presidency?; Index; About the Contributors 330 $a 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 606 $aPolitical science 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2009- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical science. 676 $a973.932092 701 $aSchier$b Steven E$0900107 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456638003321 996 $aTransforming America$92151154 997 $aUNINA