Barack Obama: The Movement for Change - Brossura

Painter, Anthony

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ISBN 10: 1906413231 ISBN 13: 9781906413231

Casa editrice: Arcadia Books Ltd, 2009

Riassunto

Examining in detail the origins of President Barack Obama's mission to change America, this biographical account is focused on his days as a community organizer on the south side of Chicago and his rise through the racially charged Chicago political scene. Obama's plan for change is put forth as the latest expression of a movement for justice: a movement that has swept forward with the collective energy of great leaders who have bent the "arc of morality" towards justice. This examination of Obama's early years in Chicago explores how his life touched and was touched by a beleaguered and sinking community in one of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods and how his work with the residents of Chicago's Woodlawn and Altgeld Gardens communities has shaped how he thinks, how he works, and his vision for the American people. Stepping back from recent events, it becomes apparent that Obama's unlikely victory is not merely the story of a single, remarkable individual, it is a story of a movement and of the people who drove that movement forward and one that will cascade down the generations.

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Anthony Painter, author of Barack Obama: A Movement for Change, writes blogs, articles and appears on TV and the radio. He has written for the Guardian, the Independent, Tribune, and the Birmingham Post and appeared on BBC Breakfast News, The Adam Boulton Show, BBC Radio Five Live, BBC London, LBC, BBC Radio Wales, and dozens of other stations talking about Barack Obama, his administration, and British and European politics. Anthony was awarded the New Statesman prize for political writing in 2003. He is a sought-after public speaker and an authoritative commentator on British and US politics. He is also Vice Chairman of Governors at Hackney Community College and stood as a candidate for the Labour party in the European elections 2009.Nicholas Bell attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He has performed in many theatre productions in London and Australia including Romeo & Juliet. Nicholas' television appearances include Inspector Morse, Frontline, Stingers and Blue Heelers. Films Nicholas has appeared in include Mission Impossible, The Craic and Shine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Editore: Arcadia Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1906413231
• ISBN 13: 9781906413231
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 213