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04532aam a22005178i 4500 001 C1AF50ECB81211E9A4E5754297128E48 003 SILO 005 20190806010914 008 181214s2019 ksu 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018059047 020 $a 070062791X 020 $a 9780700627912 020 $a 0700627901 020 $a 9780700627905 035 $a (OCoLC)1066119238 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E907 $b .O2245 2019 082 00 $a 973.932092 $2 23 084 $a POL008000 $a POL030000 $a POL008000 $2 bisacsh 245 04 $a The Obama legacy / $c edited by Bert A. Rockman and Andrew Rudalevige. 263 $a 1906 264 1 $a Lawrence, Kansas : $b University Press of Kansas, $c 2019. 300 $a x, 307 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 490 0 $a Presidential appraisals and legacies 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a "Hope" and "change" were the keywords of President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign, and in his farewell address on January 10, 2017, he cited the evidence that he'd delivered--from reversing the Great Recession, rebooting the auto industry, and unleashing the longest stretch of job creation in the nation's history to winning marriage equality and securing the right to health insurance for another 20 million citizens. At the same time, and with a view to the country's divisive polarization, he made a plea for "the decency of our people" and "the sense of common purpose that we so badly need right now." In hindsight, it is increasingly possible to understand whether and how Obama's legacy matched his rhetoric as well as to evaluate from various angles what his presidency accomplished and what this has meant for US politics, public policy, and civic life going forward. In The Obama Legacy some of the leading observers and scholars of US politics take up this challenge. In twelve essays these writers examine Obama's choices, operating style, and opportunities taken and missed as well as the institutional and political constraints on the president's policy agenda. What were Obama's personal characteristics as a leader? What were the policy aspirations, output, and strategy of his presidency? What was his role as a political and public leader to the various constituencies needed to generate presidential power? And how did his presidency interact with other political forces? Addressing these questions and others, the authors analyze Obama's preferences, tactics, successes, and shortcomings with an eye toward balancing the personal and institutional factors that underlie each--all the while considering how resilient or fragile Obama's legacy will be in the face of the Trump administration's eager efforts to dismantle it."-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "This edited volume brings together some of the leading students of American politics to assess the presidency and legacy of Barack Obama. Twelve chapters range from the political and partisan contexts of the Obama administration to how the president dealt with the other branches of government to the domestic and foreign policies he pursued. Additional essays assess the first African-American president's legacy on racial issues and his leadership style. Throughout, the authors analyze Obama's preferences, tactics, successes, and shortcomings with an eye toward balancing the personal and institutional factors that underlay each--and while noting how resilient or fragile Obama's legacy will be in the face of the Trump Administration's eager efforts to dismantle it"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Obama, Barack $x Influence. 600 17 $a Obama, Barack. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00348231 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 2009-2017. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE $x Executive Branch. $x Executive Branch. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE $x National. $x National. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE $x Elections. $x Elections. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00972484 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 2009-2017 $2 fast 700 1 $a Rockman, Bert A., $e editor. 700 1 $a Rudalevige, Andrew, $d 1968- $e editor. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217015656.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190806080734.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C1AF50ECB81211E9A4E5754297128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search