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. Contribut

Timely, multidisciplinary analysis of Obama’s presidential campaign, its context, and its impact.

At this defining moment in our history, Americans are hungry for change. After years of failed policies and failed politics from Washington, this is our chance

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An original and engaging account of the Obama years from a group of leading political historians Barack Obama's election as the first African American president