Looking Back on President Barack Obama's Legacy

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When President Barack Hussein Obama left office January 20, 2017, he left a fascinating legacy. The Obama Presidency will remain an intriguing part of our nations political history, and we can now say that there were unexpected achievements and failures. His tenure was both historical and complex, and will inevitably be compared with his predecessors and successors. The chapters in this volume are a serious assessment of President Obamas tenure written by a diverse team that includes political scientists, sociologists, historians, and economists. They provide critical insights into the man and his policies and, more importantly, are written in a manner that makes them available to laypersons, journalists, students, and scholars.

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<p><b>Wilbur C. Rich</b> is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Wellesley College, USA. He is the author of <i>The Politics of Urban Personnel Policy: Reformers, Politicians and Bureaucrats</i> (1982), <i>Coleman Young and Detroit Politics: From Social Activist to Power Broker </i>(1989), <i>Black Mayors and School Politics</i> (1996),<i> David Dinkins and New York City Politics: Race, Images and the Media </i>(2007), and <i>The Post-Racial Society is Here: Recognition, Critics and the Nation-State </i>(2015). </p>

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