Transforming America
Subtitle: Barack Obama in the White House
By: edited by Steven E. Schier
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9781442201781; 9781442201798; 9781442201804
Subjects: Politics and government
Description: The presidency of Barack Obama seeks a major transformation of American politics and policy. This new collection, edited by Steven E. Schier, examines the unusual combination of risk and ambition in Obama's presidency concerning popular politics, Washington politics, and economic and foreign policy. It also places the Obama presidency in historical perspective, noting the unusual circumstances of his election and the similarities and differences between presidential politics today and those of previous eras. Transforming America: Barack Obama in the White House provides a guiding focus involving the successes and failures of the administration's transformative aspirations during Obama's initial years in the White House.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.