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OverviewThe election of 2008 brought onto the national stage complexitiesarising when the member of a minority group assumes power over national political institutions. It also underlined the limits placed on that power by the double accountability such a figure faces. The question posed in this volume of the NPSR is: Might the ascendancy of President Obama lead to a deracialization of American politics or its opposite? The contributions to this volume examine this question in a variety of ways. David Wilson and Khalilah Brown-Dean analyze black attitudes towards the candidates for the Democratic Party nomination in the presidential race of 2008. Lorenzo Morris asks how perceptions of race have defined expectations of the African American ambassadors to the United Nations. Horace Bartilow and Kihong Eom use a game theoretic approach to examine US drug strategies in the Caribbean. A works-in-progress section follows with personal reflections by Michael C. Dawson and Andra Gillespe. They relate how personal concerns and curiosities guide their research. A book review section provides a discussion about works of interest to scholars studying black politics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Mitchell , David CovinPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9781412849395ISBN 10: 141284939 Pages: 138 Publication Date: 15 August 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMichael Mitchell is associate professor at the School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University. His research focuses on democratisation in Latin America and the politics of ethnic minorities. David Covin is professor emeritus of government and ethnic studies at California State University, Sacramento. His research interests include black politics in the US and Brazil and social movements. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |