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Obama, Barack.

The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream / - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, c2006. - 375 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Republicans and Democrats -- Values -- Our Constitution -- Politics -- Opportunity -- Faith -- Race -- The world beyond our borders -- Family.

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.

ISBN: 0307237699

Standard No.: 9780307237699

LCCN: 2006028967

Subjects--Personal Names:
Obama, Barack.
Obama, Barack--Philosophy.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Congress. Senate --Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Legislators--United States--Biography.
African American legislators--Biography.
National characteristics, American.
Ideals (Philosophy)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.
United States--Politics and government--2001-

LC Class. No.: E901.1.O23 / A3 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 973/.04960730092 B