Historic Firsts - How Symbolic Empowerment Changes U.s. Politics

Zusatztext Historic Firsts is a timely and necessary contribution that should be mandatory reading for any scholar interested in the presidency, electoral politics, and African American presidential history and politics more broadly. Informationen zum Autor Evelyn M. Simien is Associate Professor of Political Science, jointly appointed with the Institute for Africana Studies at the University of Connecticut. Klappentext This book looks at the way that "historic firsts" in presidential campaigns, specifically with regard to a candidate's gender and race, have affected not just who runs and why they run, but also mass political behavior. Zusammenfassung This book looks at the way that "historic firsts" in presidential campaigns, specifically with regard to a candidate's gender and race, have affected not just who runs and why they run, but also mass political behavior.

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• Authors: Evelyn M. Simien, Evelyn M. (Associate Professor of Politica Simien, Simien Evelyn M.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.01.2016
• EAN: 9780199314171
• ISBN: 978-0-19-931417-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, HISTORY / United States / General, Social groups, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Civil rights & citizenship, Elections & referenda, Civics and citizenship, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Social groups, communities and identities