Obama's America A Transformative Vision of Our National Identity

Name: Obama's America A Transformative Vision of Our National Identity
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ISBN: 9781612344720

ISBN-10: 1612344720

ISBN-13: 9781612344720

Edition: 2012

Authors: Ian Reifowitz, Ellis Cose

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Our national identity is defined by what it means to be an American and whom we include and why when we talk about the American people. A country’s national identity is fluid, and Ian Reifowitz argues that President Barack Obama, by emphasizing the ideals Americans hold dear, hopes to redefine ours in a fundamental way. Obama’s conception of America emphasizes two principles of national unity: First, all Americans, regardless of their heritage and cultural traditions, should identify with America as their country, based upon shared democratic values, a shared history, and a shared fate. Second, America should embrace all its citizens as active participants in one family. Reifowitz explores…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 270
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Ian Reifowitz is an assistant professor of history at the State University of New York, Empire State College.

Ellis Cose is a columnist and contributing editor for Newsweek. He began his journalism career at nineteen as a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. He lives in New York City.



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



American National Identity: From the Revolution through the 1960s



Since the 1960s: Radical Multiculturalism, Its Critics, and How Obama Fits In



Obama's Search for His Own Identity



Obama on Racial Discrimination: Causes, Effects, and Policies to Combat It



Candidate and President Obama's Broader Rhetoric on Race



Obama's Vision of National Identity and National Unity



Obama's Narrative of American History and Our Place in the World



Rejecting Obama's America: Right-Wing Exclusionists and Left-Wing Race Critics


Conclusion


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index


About the Author