Containing (un)American bodies : race, sexuality, and post-9/11 constructions of citizenship / Mary K. Bloodsworth-Lugo and Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo. by Bloodsworth-Lugo, Mary K.

Table of Contents: “…Bush Administration Narratives of Threat and Containment -- Same-Sex Marriage as "Domestic Terrorism" -- Bodies that Resisted Containment -- The Merger of Immigration, Citizenship, and Same-Sex Marriage -- Constructions of Threat and the Barack Obama Presidential Campaign -- Threatening Bodies in the Age of Obama.…”
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Solomon Islanders in World War II : an Indigenous perspective / Anna Annie Kwai. by Kwai, Anna Annie

Table of Contents: “…Letter of recognition from President Barack Obama.…”
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Solomon Islanders in World War II : an Indigenous perspective / Anna Annie Kwai. by Kwai, Anna Annie

Table of Contents: “…Letter of recognition from President Barack Obama.…”
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Studies of Identity in the 2008 Presidential Campaign. by DENTON, JR., ROBERT E.

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A fatherless child : autobiographical perspectives on African American men / Tara T. Green. by Green, Tara T.

Table of Contents: “…-- The meaning of Langston Hughes's father-and-son relationships -- Richard Wright's fathers and sons -- Malcolm X's declaration of independence from his fathers -- Barack Obama's dreams -- The sons return to Africa -- Conclusion: Contemporary African American fathers and communities.…”
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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. by Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta

Table of Contents: “…Black awakening in Obama's America -- A culture of racism -- From civil rights to colorblind -- Black faces in high places -- The double standard of justice -- Barack Obama : the end of an illusion -- Black Lives Matter : a movement, not a moment -- From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation.…”

From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. by Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Black awakening in Obama's America -- A culture of racism -- From civil rights to colorblind -- Black faces in high places -- The double standard of justice -- Barack Obama: the end of an illusion -- Black Lives Matter: a movement, not a moment -- From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation.…”
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Resowing the seeds of war : presidential peace rhetoric since 1945 / Stephen J. Heidt. by Heidt, Stephen J.

Table of Contents: “…The recivilized savage : Harry Truman and the victory of the Good War -- The mobile savage : Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and stalemate in Korea -- Erasing the savage : Richard Nixon, the architecture of peace, and the eternal Vietnam -- The disembodied savage : Barack Obama and the perpetuity of national violence -- War, the globalization of violence, and the sovereign power of the present.…”
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Rewriting Exodus : American futures from Du Bois to Obama / Anna Hartnell. by Hartnell, Anna

Table of Contents: “…Re-reading America : Barack Obama -- Double consciousness and the master/slave dialectic : W.E.B. …”
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CNN specials. Obama & Amanpour : will democracy win? / Cable News Network.

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Whose Black politics? : cases in post-racial Black leadership / edited by Andra Gillespie.

Table of Contents: “…s tenure as a US congressman / Randolph Burnside and Antonio Rodriguez -- Hype, hip-hop, and heartbreak : the rise and fall of Kwame Kilpatrick / Athena King, Todd Shaw, and Lester Spence -- The rise of Barack Obama : its implications for Black politics -- The burden of Jekyll and Hyde : Barack Obama, racial identity, and Black political behavior / Lorrie Frasure -- Leadership, legitimacy, and public perceptions of Barack Obama / Charlton McIlwain -- New perspectives on deracialization -- Between generations : Deval Patrick's election as Massachusetts' first Black governor / Angela K. …”
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Obama on the home front : domestic policy triumphs and setbacks / John D. Graham. by Graham, John D. (John David), 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Barack Obama's assets and constraints -- Presidential effectiveness when Congress is polarized -- Preventing collapse, stimulating recovery -- Promoting long-term growth, reducing inequality -- The Affordable Care Act: legislative victory -- The Affordable Care Act: implementation nightmare -- Global warming warrior -- Driller in chief -- Deporter in chief? …”
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Immigration / Debra A. Miller, book editor.

Table of Contents: “…Riley ; Immigration reform must contain a temporary worker program / Daniel Griswold ; Immigration policy should be overhauled to take national identity seriously / Amy Chua ; The Barack Obama administration should de-emphasize the link between illegal immigrants and terrorists / Tom Barry ; Congress should pass comprehensive immigration reform / Simon Rosenberg ; The Barack Obama administration should forget about comprehensive immigration reform and push reforms one step at a time / Errol Louis.…”

The other Barack : the bold and reckless life of president Obama's father / Sally H. Jacobs. by Jacobs, Sally H., 1957-

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The Unilateralist Temptation in American Foreign Policy. by Skidmore, David

Table of Contents: “…ENGAGEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; 6 BARACK OBAMA AND THE UNILATERALIST TEMPTATION; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX.…”
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Culture, Rhetoric, and Voting : the Presidential Election of 2012. by Brattebo, Douglas M.

Table of Contents: “…Psychology, Religion, and Culture; Chapter 2: Understanding Barack Obama's Leadership: Gamble of the "Rational Democrat"; Chapter 3: Church and State in America: What Roger Williams Might Say Regarding the 2012 Elections; Chapter 4: Perceptions of Mormonism: Romney's Faith-Based Challenges; Chapter 5: The Culture Wars in the 2012 Presidential Election; II. …”
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The presidential road show : public leadership in an era of party polarization and media fragmentation / Diane J. Heith. by Heith, Diane J.

Table of Contents: “…An obstructed president : Barack Obama -- ch. 6. Changing tactics, improving outcomes? …”
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The new American exceptionalism / Donald E. Pease. by Pease, Donald E.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the United States of fantasy -- Staging the new world order: Hiroshima, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Persian Gulf War -- America of the two covenants: the Waco siege and the Oklahoma City bombing -- A national rite of passage: the return of Alexis de Tocqueville -- Patriot acts: the Southernification of America -- From virgin land to ground zero: mythological foundations of the homeland security state -- Antigone's kin: from Abu Ghraib to Barack Obama.…”

The new American exceptionalism / Donald E. Pease. by Pease, Donald E.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the United States of fantasy -- Staging the new world order: Hiroshima, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Persian Gulf War -- America of the two covenants: the Waco siege and the Oklahoma City bombing -- A national rite of passage: the return of Alexis de Tocqueville -- Patriot acts: the Southernification of America -- From virgin land to Ground Zero: mythological foundations of the homeland security state -- Antigone's kin: from Abu Ghraib to Barack Obama.…”
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Simple, not easy : reflections on community, social responsibility and tolerance / Terrence Roberts. by Roberts, Terrence J.

Table of Contents: “…-- In search of an open mind -- On the inauguration of Neal King as President of Antioch University -- Letter to Sen. Barack Obama, Democratic Presidential candidate -- President Barack Obama: thoughts and reflections.…”
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