Obama and Americas Political Future

Informationen zum Autor Theda Skocpol is Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. Her previous works include the prize-winning States and Social Revolutions . Daniel Carpenter is Allie S. Freed Professor of Government at Harvard University and author of the prizewinning books Reputation and Power and The Forging of Bureaucratic Autonomy . At Harvard, he has led the creation of the Digital Archive of Antislavery and Anti-Segregation Petitions and the Digital Archive of Native American Petitions. Klappentext Obama's 2008 victory! coming amid the greatest economic crisis since the 1930s! opened the door to major reforms. But he quickly faced skepticism from supporters and fierce opposition from Republicans. What happened? Skocpol surveys the political landscape to help us to understand Obama's triumphs and setbacks and see where we might be headed next. Zusammenfassung Obama’s 2008 victory, coming amid the greatest economic crisis since the 1930s, opened the door to major reforms. But he quickly faced skepticism from supporters and fierce opposition from Republicans. What happened? Skocpol surveys the political landscape to help us to understand Obama’s triumphs and setbacks and see where we might be headed next.

Product details

• Authors: Larry M. Bartels, Theda Skocpol, Theda/ Bartels Skocpol, Skocpol Theda
• Assisted by: Carpenter Daniel (Foreword)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.09.2012
• EAN: 9780674065970
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06597-0
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Tocqueville Lectures; Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures; The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics; Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures; The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; USA, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, Political structure & processes, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Constitution: government & the state, Political ideologies and movements, Political structure and processes, Constitution: government and the state