Transforming America : Barack Obama in the White House /
Schier, Steven E.
Lanham, Md. ; Plymouth : Rowman & Littlefield,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Obama's "big bang" presidency / Steven E. Schier -- From reconsturcution to recession : the first phase of the Obama presidency in historical context / Nicol C. Rae -- Caught between hope and history : Obama, public opinion, and the 2010 elections / John K. White -- Parties as a resource for presidential leadership : the case of Barack Obama / John J. Coleman -- Obama, religious politics, and the culture wars / James L. Guth -- Accomplishments and miscalculations in the Obama presidency / John F. Harris and James Hohmann -- Asymmetric warfare : supporters and opponents of President Obama / John J. Pitney Jr. -- Small ball in the long game : Barack Obama and Congress / Bertram Johnson -- A transformative politics of judicial selection? President Obama and the federal judiciary / Nancy Maveety -- Obama and social policy : acclamation or alienation among women, minorities, and gays? / Richard E. Matland and Andrea L. Walker -- The Obama administration and the great recession : relief, recovery, and reform revisited / Raymond Tatalovich -- The Obama presidency : a foreign policy of change? / James M. McCormick -- Conclusion : How transformative a presidency? / Steven E. Schier.
Obama, Barack.