{"product_id":"grading-the-44th-president-luigi-esposito-9780313398438","title":"Grading the 44th President: A report card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow has Barack Obama done in his first term as a \"progressive president,\" especially in relation to his campaign assertions? This book analyzes the performance of Obama and his administration in promoting progressive causes in a wide range of policy areas, including the economy, education, immigration, healthcare reform, criminal justice, and foreign affairs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader\u003c\/i\u003e is written in clear language that is free of jargon and from a leftist perspective, offering a comprehensive analysis and critique of Obama's performance as a progressive president during his first term. The authors provide in-depth analyses with respect to Obama's handling of specific issues, including the economy, education, healthcare, criminal justice policy, the environment, immigration, Iraq and Afghanistan, race relations, gender issues, and gay\/lesbian issues, covering topics in detail that general biographies of Obama and examinations of his political career miss. This book presents clear, accessible information for general readers, and contains in-depth discussion of topics useful to high school, college, and university students of sociology, government, political science, philosophy, and history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luigi Esposito,Laura Finley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313398437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313398438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Luigi Esposito","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112862134527,"sku":"9780313398438","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ce8ec4f-2357-4f95-a3b6-7dbc2ce6d9cd.jpg?v=1769611442","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grading-the-44th-president-luigi-esposito-9780313398438","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}