About the book
Barack Obama's sudden arrival on the national scene has created a wave of excitement in American politics, a phenomenon that has been dubbed \"Obamamania.\" In What's Wrong with Obamamania?, Ricky L. Jones places Obama's run for the presidency in the context of deep and often disturbing shifts in black leadership since the 1960s. From Charles Hamilton Houston to Thurgood Marshall to Jesse Jackson, from prosperity preachers to megachurches, from W. E. B. Du Bois's Talented Tenth and civil rights advocates to Black Entertainment Television and hip-hop culture, Jones paints a picture of lowered expectations, cynicism, and nihilism that should give us all pause.
Editions of What's Wrong with Obamamania?
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791475799
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791475805
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791477632
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Barack Obama's sudden arrival on the national scene has created a wave of excitement in American politics, a phenomenon that has been dubbed \"Obamamania.\" In What's Wrong with Obamamania?, Ricky L. Jones places Obama's run for the presidency in the context of deep and often disturbing shifts in black leadership since the 1960s. From Charles Hamilton Houston to Thurgood Marshall to Jesse Jackson, from prosperity preachers to megachurches, from W. E. B. Du Bois's Talented Tenth and civil rights advocates to Black Entertainment Television and hip-hop culture, Jones paints a picture of lowered expectations, cynicism, and nihilism that should give us all pause.
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What is What's Wrong with Obamamania? about?
Barack Obama's sudden arrival on the national scene has created a wave of excitement in American politics, a phenomenon that has been dubbed \"Obamamania.\" In What's Wrong with Obamamania?, Ricky L. Jones places Obama's run for the presidency in the context of deep and often disturbing shifts in black leadership since the 1960s. From Charles Hamilton Houston to Thurgood Marshall to Jesse Jackson, from prosperity preachers to megachurches, from W. E. B. Du Bois's Talented Tenth and civil rights advocates to Black Entertainment Television and hip-hop culture, Jones paints a picture of lowered expectations, cynicism, and nihilism that should give us all pause.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in What's Wrong with Obamamania??
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Ethnic studies / Ethnicity
Where can I read a sample of What's Wrong with Obamamania??
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791475799
How long is What's Wrong with Obamamania? and how many pages does it have?
What's Wrong with Obamamania? has 158 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book What's Wrong with Obamamania??
Ricky L. Jones
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
What's Wrong with Obamamania? is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791475799) and paperback(ISBN 9780791475805) and pdf(ISBN 9780791477632)
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