{"product_id":"whats-wrong-with-obamamania-black-america-black-leadership-and-the-death-of-political-imagination","title":"What's Wrong with Obamamania?: Black America, Black Leadership, and the Death of Political Imagination","description":"Juxtaposes the meteoric rise of Barack Obama with far-reaching―and disturbing―shifts in black leadership in post–Civil Rights America.\n\nBarack Obama's sudden arrival on the national scene has created a wave of excitement in American politics, a phenomenon that has been dubbed \"Obamamania.\" In What's Wrong with Obamamania?, Ricky L. Jones places Obama's run for the presidency in the context of deep and often disturbing shifts in black leadership since the 1960s. From Charles Hamilton Houston to Thurgood Marshall to Jesse Jackson, from prosperity preachers to megachurches, from W. E. B. Du Bois's Talented Tenth and civil rights advocates to Black Entertainment Television and hip-hop culture, Jones paints a picture of lowered expectations, cynicism, and nihilism that should give us all pause.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0791475808\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0791475808.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Jones, Ricky L.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43494475956285,"sku":"BVV.0791475808.G","price":11.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0791475808-0.jpg?v=1787273727","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/whats-wrong-with-obamamania-black-america-black-leadership-and-the-death-of-political-imagination","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}