"At This Defining Moment": Barack Obama's Presidential Candidacy and the New Politics of Race

Author/Contributor(s):	Logan, Enid Lynette
Publisher:	New York University Press
Date:	10/01/2011
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

In January 2009, Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States. In the weeks and months following the election, as in those that preceded it, countless social observers from across the ideological spectrum commented upon the cultural, social and political significance of "the Obama phenomenon." In "At this Defining Moment," Enid Logan provides a nuanced analysis framed by innovative theoretical insights to explore how Barack Obama's presidential candidacy both reflected and shaped the dynamics of race in the contemporary United States.