Jelani Cobb

(Author)

The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of ProgressPaperback, 13 October 2020

The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress
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Print Length
224 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Date Published
13 Oct 2020
ISBN-10
163557742X
ISBN-13
9781635577426

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A trenchant and timeless examination of the still-contested meanings of President Barack Obama's election, from a preeminent scholar of race, politics, and American history-with a new introduction by the author.

When voters in 2008 chose the United States' first black president, some Americans hailed the event as a sign that the nation had, at long last, transcended its bloody history of racial inequality. Obama's victory was indescribably momentous, but if the intervening years proved anything, it is that we never leave history entirely behind. Indeed, this may be the ultimate lesson of the Obama era.

First published in 2010, The Substance of Hope is acclaimed historian Jelani Cobb's meditation on what Obama's election represented, an insightful investigation into the civil rights movement forces that helped produce it, and a prescient inquiry into how American society does-and does not-change. In penetrating, elegant prose, Cobb teases apart the paradoxes embodied in race and patriotism, identity and citizenship, progress and legacy.

Now reissued with a new introduction by the author, reflecting on how the seismic impact of the Obama presidency continues to shape America, The Substance of Hope is an indelible work of history and cultural criticism from one of our most singular voices.

Product Details

Author:
Jelani Cobb
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
13 October 2020
Dimensions:
20.83 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm
Genre:
African American
ISBN-10:
163557742X
ISBN-13:
9781635577426
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
224
Weight:
226.8 gm

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