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The must-read summary of James T. Kloppenberg's book: “Reading Obama: Dreams, Hope, and the American Political Tradition”.
This complete summary of "Reading Obama" by James T. Kloppenberg, a prominent American historian, presents his belief that Obama is one of the most penetrating political thinkers to have been elected to the presidency. He argues that Obama has a distinctive world view and that he has brought a refreshing new way of thinking about the role of democracy, as well as analyzing the influences and theorists that have shaped his views on some of the most widely-debated issues.
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• Understand the influences that shaped Obama's views on social issues
• Expand your knowledge of American politics
To learn more, read "Reading Obama" and discover the origins of the beliefs of America's outgoing president.
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Book Presentation: Reading Obama by James T. Kloppenberg
Book Abstract
When you analyze President Barack Obama’s speeches and his writings – especially his two books Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope – it becomes clear he does not fit neatly into any of the more contemporary partisan categories. In fact he is one of the most penetrating political thinkers to have been elected to the presidency in the past century.
President Obama’s distinctive world view – which has been derided by the Right as “dangerous” and by the Left as “spineless” – has been formed by the fusion of his personal experiences with his exposure to the unique dynamics of the history of American democracy. President Obama embraces a refreshingly wide number of the central and enduring themes of the American political tradition and yet he is equally willing to debate, test and where necessary revise and update those themes to maintain their vibrancy and relevance. All too frequently the White House is the epicenter of the shrill, partisan oversimplifications which tend to dominate public debate but President Obama brings to the White House a refreshing new way of thinking about the role of democracy. Ideas matter to the forty-fourth president of the United States and he takes them seriously.
About the Author
James T. Kloppenberg is professor of American history and chair of the history department at Harvard University. He is the author of Uncertain Victory, The Virtues of Liberalism and A Companion to American Thought.
Summary of Reading Obama (James T. Kloppenberg)
Introduction
Barack Obama is the product of three quite different and distinctive developments:
He understands the constraints he faces as president are the product of the long-term inconsistencies which characterize American political debate. For example, he was elected in an atmosphere of public dissatisfaction with the greatest economic collapse in the United States since the 1930s. This resulted from the policies of deregulation which were put in place by his predecessors Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Yet many Americans still blame President Obama for the meltdown of the financial system and at the same time criticize the steps he has taken (the stimulus package and the bank bailouts) to help prevent an even deeper crisis from developing. Obama’s measured response to the financial crisis he inherited has infuriated the Right without satisfying the Left.
