Barack Obama
A Pocket Biography of Our 44th President
Published on 26. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-19-539078-0 (ISBN)
Description
Affordable, readable, and indispensable, this pocket biography is accessible for anyone interested in a brief yet thorough introduction to Barack Obama. Steven J. Niven chronicles the new President's personal biography and his political rise, as well as examining his relationship with race and his role in history. The book also includes an introduction by the world-renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and a bibliography for further reading to help readers know where to go for more information. In addition, the book includes a transcript of Obamas famous 'A More Perfect Union' speech on race in America.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 153 mm
Width: 83 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
43 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-539078-0 (9780195390780)
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Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
02/2009
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€7.49
Available for download
Person
Steven J. Niven is executive editor of the African American National Biography and the Dictionary of African Biography, at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard University. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director, W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard University.