{"product_id":"obamas-race-michael-tesler-9780226793825","title":"Obama's Race: The 2008 Election and the Dream of a Post-Racial America","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarack Obama's presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States might finally be moving into a post-racial era. \u003ci\u003eObama's Race\u003c\/i\u003e-and its eye-opening account of the role played by race in the election-paints a dramatically different picture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors argue that the 2008 election was more polarized by racial attitudes than any other presidential election on record-and perhaps more significantly, that there were two sides to this racialization: resentful opposition \u003ci\u003eto\u003c\/i\u003e and racially liberal support \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e Obama. As Obama's campaign was given a boost in the primaries from racial liberals that extended well beyond that usually offered to ideologically similar white candidates, Hillary Clinton lost much of her longstanding support and instead became the preferred candidate of Democratic racial conservatives. Time and again, voters' racial predispositions trumped their ideological preferences as John McCain-seldom described as conservative in matters of race-became the darling of racial conservatives from both parties. Hard-hitting and sure to be controversial, \u003ci\u003eObama's Race\u003c\/i\u003e will be both praised and criticized-but certainly not ignored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Tesler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226793826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226793825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.37h x 6.35w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011","brand":"Michael Tesler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013708558591,"sku":"9780226793825","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b9c1c34-5280-4f8a-8c89-e19d84d59714.jpg?v=1767744273","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/obamas-race-michael-tesler-9780226793825","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}