We Were Eight Years in Power An American Tragedy |
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| Author:
| Coates, Ta-Nehisi |
| ISBN: | 978-0-241-32524-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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| Imprint: | Hamish Hamilton |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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From 2008-2016, the leader of the free world was a black man. Obama's presidency reshaped America and transformed the international conversation around politics, race, equality. But it attracted criticism and bred discontent as much as it inspired hope - so much so, that the world now faces an uncertain future under a very different kind of US President. In this essential new book, peerless journalist and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates takes stock of the Obama era, speaking...
More DescriptionFrom 2008-2016, the leader of the free world was a black man. Obama's presidency reshaped America and transformed the international conversation around politics, race, equality. But it attracted criticism and bred discontent as much as it inspired hope - so much so, that the world now faces an uncertain future under a very different kind of US President.
In this essential new book, peerless journalist and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates takes stock of the Obama era, speaking authoritatively from political, ideological and cultural perspectives, and drawing a sophisticated and penetrating portrait of America today.