What Obama Means: ...for Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Future - Softcover

Asim, Jabari

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061711357 ISBN 13: 9780061711350

Publisher: HarperPaperbacks, 2010

Synopsis

"Provocative and compelling."
--New York Newsday

"Both entertaining and insightful."
--Washington Post Book World

"It should be on the required reading list."
--Chicago Sun-Times

What Obama Means by Jabari Asim, renowned cultural critic and author of The N Word, is a timely and sharp analysis of how the "Obama phenomenon" exhibits progress in American politics and society. A frequent guest and commentator on "The Colbert Report," "The Today Show," NPR's "Diane Rehm Show" and many other media programs, Asim also examines how cultural and political forces led to the watershed 2008 presidential election while indicating what the election means for every American.

About this title

About the Author

Jabari Asim is the author of the critically acclaimed The N Word. He is editor-in-chief of The Crisis--the magazine of the NAACP--and former editor at and frequent contributor to the Washington Post, and his writing has appeared on Salon and in Essence, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. He divides his time between Maryland and Illinois with his wife and five children.

From the Back Cover

"This is our moment. This is our time," Barack Obama declared in his victory speech the night he was elected president. Such a moment is an opportunity to explore who we are, where we've been, and what the emergence of a leader like Obama can tell us about our culture, our politics, and our future. Jabari Asim provides the context needed to understand what the Obama presidency means to Americans of all backgrounds and shows that Obama's election is evidence of the progress that has been made in healing wounds and broadening America's concept of leadership and inspiration.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperPaperbacks
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061711357
• ISBN 13: 9780061711350
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288