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Post-Racial or Most-Racial? - Race and Politics in the Obama Era (Hardcover)
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Post-Racial or Most-Racial? - Race and Politics in the Obama Era (Hardcover)
Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics
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When Barack Obama won the presidency, many posited that we were
entering into a post-racial period in American politics.
Regrettably, the reality hasn't lived up to that expectation.
Instead, Americans' political beliefs have become significantly
more polarized by racial considerations than they had been before
Obama's presidency--in spite of his administration's considerable
efforts to neutralize the political impact of race. Michael Tesler
shows how, in the years that followed the 2008 election--a
presidential election more polarized by racial attitudes than any
other in modern times--racial considerations have come increasingly
to influence many aspects of political decision making. These range
from people's evaluations of prominent politicians and the parties
to issues seemingly unrelated to race like assessments of public
policy or objective economic conditions. Some people even displayed
more positive feelings toward Obama's dog, Bo, when they were told
he belonged to Ted Kennedy. More broadly, Tesler argues that the
rapidly intensifying influence of race in American politics is
driving the polarizing partisan divide and the vitriolic atmosphere
that has come to characterize American politics. One of the most
important books on American racial politics in recent years,
Post-Racial or Most-Racial? is required reading for anyone wishing
to understand what has happened in the United States during Obama's
presidency and how it might shape the country long after he leaves
office.
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