The Obama Presidency and the Politics of Change
Edward Ashbee (Ed.)
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Description for The Obama Presidency and the Politics of Change
Hardback. Editor(s): Ashbee, Edward; Dumbrell, John. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 8 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 282 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
This edited volume considers the extent to which the Obama presidency matched the promises of hope and change that were held out in the 2008 election. Contributors assess the character of change and, within this context, survey the extent to which there was enduring change within particular policy areas, both domestic and foreign. The authors combine empirical detail with more speculative assessment of the limits and possibilities of change amidst a very dense institutional landscape and in an era of intense political polarization. Some see significant changes, the full consequences of which may only be evident in later ... Read more
This edited volume considers the extent to which the Obama presidency matched the promises of hope and change that were held out in the 2008 election. Contributors assess the character of change and, within this context, survey the extent to which there was enduring change within particular policy areas, both domestic and foreign. The authors combine empirical detail with more speculative assessment of the limits and possibilities of change amidst a very dense institutional landscape and in an era of intense political polarization. Some see significant changes, the full consequences of which may only be evident in later ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Studies of the Americas
Condition
New
Weight
589g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319410326
SKU
V9783319410326
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99-15
About Edward Ashbee (Ed.)
Edward Ashbee is Associate Professor and Program Director of International Business and Politics at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and the author of The Right and the Recession (2015). John Dumbrell is Professor of Government at Durham University, UK. He is the author of Clinton's Foreign Policy (2009) and Rethinking the Vietnam War (2012). He is also editor of Issues ... Read more
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