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The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream

Title
The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream / Barack Obama.
Author
Obama, Barack
Publication
  • New York : Crown Publishers, [2006]
  • ©2006
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  • Contributor biographical information
  • Publisher description

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Description
375 pages; 25 cm
Summary
Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the power of the media--that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats--from terrorism to pandemic--that gather beyond our shores. And he grapples with the role that faith plays in a democracy. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a broken political process, and restore to working order a government dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans.--From publisher description.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Autobiographies.
  • Biography.
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Republicans and Democrats -- Values -- Our Constitution -- Politics -- Opportunity -- Faith -- Race -- The world beyond our borders -- Family.
Call Number
Sc E 06-1303
ISBN
  • 0307237699
  • 9780307237699
LCCN
  • 2006028967
  • 9780307237699
OCLC
71312726
Author
Obama, Barack, author.
Title
The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream / Barack Obama.
Publisher
New York : Crown Publishers, [2006]
Copyright Date
©2006
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Creator/Contributor Characteristics
African Americans
Americans
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Sample text
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Chronological Term
2001-2009
Other Standard Identifier
9780307237699
Research Call Number
Sc E 06-1303
JFE 06-14011
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