Barack Obama and Twenty-First-Century Politics - A Revolutionary Moment in the Usa

Informationen zum Autor Horace G. Campbell teaches at Syracuse University in New York. He has been involved in the peace and justice movements for decades. He is the author of Barack Obama and Twenty-First-Century Politics (Pluto, 2010) and Rasta and Resistance From Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney (Hansib, 2007). Klappentext Barack Obama has been called a transformative and transcendental figure, and this book shows just how significant the movement behind him was for the politics of the United States. Horace Campbell examines the networks that made the electoral victory possible and discusses the importance of self-organization and self-emancipation in politics. Situated in the context of the agency of new social forces galvanised in the 2008 electoral season, the book develops a theory of politics that starts with the humanist principles of ubuntu, healing and reparations for the 21st century. It argues that key ideas like quantum politics and a 'network of networks' move away from old forms of vanguardism during a period in history that can be characterised as a revolutionary moment. This book is an essential undergraduate guide to new forms of political organization in the US. Zusammenfassung An essential guide to the new political moment indicated by the new networks created in Barack Obama's revolutionary election campaign.

Product details

• Authors: Horace Campbell, Horace G. Campbell, Horace G. (Syracuse University in New Yo Campbell, Horace G. (Syracuse University in New York) Campbell
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.08.2010
• EAN: 9780745330075
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3007-5
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government, Central government