The election of Barack Obama fundamentally changed America's relationship with the outside world. Written by a mix of scholars and practitioners, the chapters cover the entire electoral process and analyze what Obama's victory suggests about the development of America, socially, economically, and in its foreign relations. INDICE: - Prologue: Erik Jones, Salvatore Vassallo - Act I: Choosing the Candidates - The Democratic Primaries; John A. Gans, Jr. - The Republican Primaries; Trevor B. McCrisken - Third Parties; William C. Binning - Act II: The National Campaigns - Setting the Agenda: ""Yes We Can""; Jennifer Palmieri - A Perfect Campaign: The Role of Money, Organization, and Strategy; Alicia Kolar Prevost ; James A. Thurber - The Conventions and Debates; Andrew Wroe - Act III: And the Winner Is . . . - The Victory of Barack Obama; Michael E. Shin - TheOther Elections: Congress and the States; B. Guy Peters - The New Administration; Fabrizio Bucci - Act IV: The Aftermath - A New Foreign Policy for the United States?; Mario Del Pero - A New U.S. Economy?; Jonathon W. Moses - A New U.S. Politics and Society?; Christopher J. Bailey - Epilogue; Erik Jones, Salvatore Vassallo
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61938-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 18/11/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés