The Audacity of Hope

Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

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The Audacity of Hope

Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

1st edition
  • 3.6 (17 ratings) ·
  • 225 Want to read
  • 13 Currently reading
  • 22 Have read

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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Crown Publishers
Language
English
Pages
375

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L' audace d'espérer: un nouveau rêve américain : document
2009, Points
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Āśā kā saverā
2009, Prabhāta Prakāśana
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De herovering van de Amerikaanse droom
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Table of Contents

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

Edition Notes

Includes index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973/.04960730092, B
Library of Congress
E901.1.O23 A3 2006, , E906.O23 A3 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
375 p. ;
Number of pages
375

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24744861M
Internet Archive
audacityofhopeth00obam
ISBN 10
0307237699
ISBN 13
9780307237699
LCCN
2006028967
OCLC/WorldCat
71312726

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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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