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OBAMA'S RACE
THE 2008 ELECTION AND THE DREAM OF A POST-RACIAL AMERICA |
| By: |
Michael Tesler, David O. Sears |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0226793826 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780226793825 |
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| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 November, 2010 |
| Series: |
Chicago Studies in American Politics |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
Barack Obama's presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States might finally be moving into a post-racial era. This title argues that the 2008 election was more polarized by racial attitudes than any other presidential election on record. |
| Synopsis: |
Barack Obama's presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States might finally be moving into a post-racial era. "Obama's Race" - and its eye-opening account of the role played by race in the election - paints a dramatically different picture. The authors argue that the 2008 election was more polarized by racial attitudes than any other presidential election on record - and perhaps more significantly, that there were two sides to this racialization: resentful opposition to and racially liberal support for Obama. As Obama's campaign was given a boost in the primaries from racial liberals that extended well beyond that usually offered to ideologically similar white candidates, Hillary Clinton lost much of her long-standing support and instead became the preferred candidate of Democratic racial conservatives. Time and again, voters' racial predispositions trumped their ideological preferences as John McCain - seldom described as conservative in matters of race - became the darling of racial conservatives from both parties. Hard-hitting and sure to be controversial, "Obama's Race" will be both praised and criticized - but certainly not ignored. |
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37 line drawings, 7 tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press |
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