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"What is the source of Obama's power? How is it that, after suffering a humiliating defeat in the 2010 mid-term elections, Obama was able to turn the situation around, deftly outmaneuvering his opponent and achieving a decisive victory in the November 2012 presidential election? In this sh...
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Polity Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"What is the source of Obama's power? How is it that, after suffering a humiliating defeat in the 2010 mid-term elections, Obama was able to turn the situation around, deftly outmaneuvering his opponent and achieving a decisive victory in the November 2012 presidential election? In this short and brilliant book, Jeffrey Alexander and Bernadette Jaworsky argue that neither money nor demography can explain this dramatic turnaround. What made it possible, they show, was cultural reconstruction. Realizing he had failed to provide a compelling narrative of his power, the President began forging a |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 183 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-178) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780745681993 (hardcover) : 0745681999 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | E910 |
| CLC: | D771.224 |
| Call Number: | D771.224/A376 |
| Contents: |
Preface -- Introduction -- The Performance of Politics -- Symbolic Deflation -- Re-Inflation -- Setting the Stage -- Unfolding the Drama -- Pulling Ahead -- Harrowing Home Stretch -- Demography, Money, and Social Media -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index. |