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The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream
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The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream

Author: Barack Obama
Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, ©2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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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  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Obama, Barack.
Audacity of hope.
New York : Crown Publishers, c2006
(OCoLC)607800542
Online version:
Obama, Barack.
Audacity of hope.
New York : Crown Publishers, c2006
(OCoLC)607830571
Named Person: Barack Obama; Barack Obama; Barack Obama; Barack Obama
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Barack Obama
ISBN: 0307237699 9780307237699
OCLC Number: 71312726
Notes: Includes index.
Performer(s): Read by the author.
Awards: Shortlisted for Galaxy British Book Awards: Borders Author of the Year 2009.
Description: 375 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Republicans and Democrats --
Values --
Our Constitution --
Politics --
Opportunity --
Faith --
Race --
The world beyond our borders --
Family.
Responsibility: Barack Obama.
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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.

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by Hikarusai (WorldCat user published 2009-08-18) Excellent Permalink

Ist Barack Obama ein neuer John F. Kenndy, Verkörperung der Hoffnung, dass Amerika aus dem bedrückenden Alptraum der Bush-Jahre erwachen wird?

Ja.

Ist der mann mit dem Multi-Kulti-Hintergrund der Richtige, um eine globalisierte Welt anzuführen und eine Versöhnung...
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