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The Election of Barack Obama : How He Won /

The historic election of Barack Obama, the first African-American president is analyzed from the perspective of racial relations. To trace the effect of time, Liu links Obama's multiracial winning coalition to the two-party system and the profound impact of racial changes since 1965.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liu, Baodong (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Democracy.
Electoral Politics.
European Politics.
Political Science.
Elections.
Political science.
Europe > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The historic election of Barack Obama, the first African-American president is analyzed from the perspective of racial relations. To trace the effect of time, Liu links Obama's multiracial winning coalition to the two-party system and the profound impact of racial changes since 1965.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (178 pages)
ISBN:9780230111790
DOI:10.1057/9780230111790