Out of Many, One: Obama and the Third American Political Tradition

by Ruth O'Brien

Book Overview

Feared by conservatives and embraced by liberals when he entered the White House, Barack Obama has since been battered by criticism from both sides. In Out of Many, One, Ruth O'Brien explains why. We are accustomed to seeing politicians supporting either a minimalist state characterized by unfettered capitalism and individual rights or a relatively strong welfare state and regulatory capitalism. Obama, O'Brien argues, represents the values...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022604159X
• ISBN13: 9780226041599
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"