I am the change : Barack Obama and the crisis of liberalism / Charles R. Kesler.
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TextPublication details: New York, N.Y : Broadside Books, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xix, 276 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 006207296X (hardcover) :
- 9780062072962 (hardcover) :
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Is Barack Obama the last liberal president? In I Am the Change, Charles Kesler, a leading conservative scholar, educator, and journalist, offers a sophisticated analysis of the president's political thought, based on Obama's own words and writings, to demonstrate that he represents either a new birth of liberalism...or its demise. Kesler's writing is a potent mixture of philosophy, journalism, psychology, and history--seasoned with a delightful, razor-sharp wit--as he takes a greatly underestimated chief executive seriously and explores American liberalism in crisis.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The audacity of Barack Obama -- Woodrow Wilson and the politics of progress -- Franklin D. Roosevelt and the rise of liberalism -- Lyndon B. Johnson and the politics of meaning -- Obama and the crisis of liberalism.
Analyzes Barack Obama's political thought, drawn from his own writings, speeches, and interviews, and discusses how this brilliant politician can either save liberalism or be its downfall.