{"product_id":"barack-obama-and-the-rhetoric-of-hope-9780786467938","title":"Barack Obama and the Rhetoric of Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mark S. Ferrara\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - 21st Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The historical and literary antecedents of the President's campaign rhetoric can be traced to the utopian traditions of the Western world. The \"rhetoric of hope\" is a form of political discourse characterized by a forward-looking vision of social progress brought about by collective effort and adherence to shared values (including discipline, temperance, a strong work ethic, self-reliance and service to the community).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e By combining his own personal story (as the biracial son of a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya) with national mythologies like the American Dream, Obama creates a persona that embodies the moral values and cultural mythos of his implied audience. In doing so, he draws upon the Classical world, Judeo-Christianity, the European Enlightenment, the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, the presidencies of Jefferson, Lincoln, and FDR, slave narratives, the Black church, the civil rights movement and even popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47575402578071,"sku":"9780786467938","price":2823.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786467938.webp?v=1774897993","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/barack-obama-and-the-rhetoric-of-hope-9780786467938","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}