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The audacity of hope : (Record no. 115090)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781847670830
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency NLS
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 973.0496 OBA
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Obama Barack
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The audacity of hope :
Statement of responsibility, etc. Thoughts on reclaiming the American dream
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Canogate
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2006
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent HB
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Abstract:<br/><br/>In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase in particular anchored itself in listeners' minds, a reminder that for all the discord and struggle to be found in our history as a nation, we have always been guided by a dogged optimism in the future, or what Obama called "the audacity of hope." The Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama's call 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 improbable experiment in 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 also writes, with surprising intimacy and self-deprecating humor, about settling in as a senator, seeking to balance the demands of public service and family life, and his own deepening religious commitment. At the heart of this book is Barack Obama's vision of how we can move beyond our divisions to tackle concrete problems. 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'where it is vital and where it must never intrude. Underlying his stories about family, friends, and members of the Senate is a vigorous search for connection: the foundation for a radically hopeful political consensus. A public servant and a lawyer, a professor and a father, a Christian and a skeptic, and above all a student of history and human nature, Barack Obama has written a book of transforming power. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a political process that is broken, and restore to working order a government that has fallen dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans. Those Americans are out there, he writes'"waiting for Republicans and Democrats to catch up with them." From the Hardcover edition.
600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name African American Legislators - U S A
-- Politics & Government - Ideals - Philosophy
-- National Characteristics - American
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Materials specified (bound volume or other part) Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Coded location qualifier Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date last checked out Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification PB     National Law School National Law School MPP Section 16.08.2018 Purchased MPPSECTION 1 973.0496 OBA 36468 13.12.2023 06.12.2023 16.08.2019 BOOKs
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