Barack Obama and the politics of redemption
By: Stanley A. Renshon
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780415873949; 9780415873956; 9780203864135
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents; Psychology; Biography
Description: Applies psychoanalytic theory to Obama's personality and behavior during his first two years as president, examining how his childhood experiences affected his political ideology, leadership style, and quest for redemption in his political life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The early Obama presidency: from campaigning to governing; title: The puzzle of Obama's political identity; title: The arc of ambition and the development of a style; title: Obama's presidential leadership: transformation and redemption; title: The moral thrust of Obama's ambition: fairness; title: The question of leadership integrity; title: Ambition's confidence; title: A zen-like president's emotional undercurrents; title: Psychology in the White House; title: Transformation's demise and the redemption of the Obama presidency.