The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream

Author

Barack Obama

Call Number

• 921 O112.2 (CEN)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Crown Publishers, c2006.

Physical Description

375 p. ; 25 cm.

Summary

Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the power of the media--that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats--from terrorism to pandemic--that gather beyond our shores. And he grapples with the role that faith plays in a democracy. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a broken political process, and restore to working order a government dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans.--From publisher description.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

• Republicans and Democrats
• Values
• Our Constitution
• Politics
• Opportunity
• Faith
• Race
• The world beyond our borders
• Family.