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Jeffrey C. Alexander - Obama Power - 9780745696621 - V9780745696621
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Obama Power

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Description for Obama Power Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
What is the source of Obama’s power? How is it that, after suffering a humiliating defeat in the 2010 mid-term elections, Obama was able to turn the situation around, deftly outmaneuvering his opponent and achieving a decisive victory in the November 2012 presidential election?

In this short and brilliant book, Jeffrey Alexander and Bernadette Jaworsky argue that neither money nor demography can explain this dramatic turnaround. What made it possible, they show, was cultural reconstruction. Realizing he had failed to provide a compelling narrative of his power, the President began forging a new salvation story. It portrayed the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
248g
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745696621
SKU
V9780745696621
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99-50

About Jeffrey C. Alexander
JEFFREY C. ALEXANDER is the Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor of Sociology at Yale University and a Director of the Center for Cultural Sociology at Yale. His many books include The Civil Sphere and The Performance of Politics: Obama’s Victory and the Democratic Struggle for Power.   BERNADETTE N. JAWORSKY is a postdoctoral researcher and member of the faculty at Masaryk ... Read more

Reviews for Obama Power
"Jeffrey Alexander and Bernadette Jaworsky have written a rigorous, concise book on Barack Obama's enactment of his presidency.  In a deep analysis of a narrow theme, Alexander and Jaworsky meticulously chart a clear examination through the political froth. It is highly readable." Irish Examiner "Alexander and Jaworsky recreate, in a completely accessible manner, the dramatic roller-coaster ride that was ... Read more

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