La Audacia de la Esperanza - bookrastinating.com

Paperback, 400 pages

Spanish language

Published June 19, 2007 by Vintage.

ISBN:: 978-0-307-38711-0

Senator Obama calls 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 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 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. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a broken political process, and restore to working order a government dangerously out of touch …

Senator Obama calls 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 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 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. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a broken political process, and restore to working order a government dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans.

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2 stars

Barack Obama is eloquent and wonderfully engaging each time he describes interaction with people. He is also very dry when he talks about politics and views on economy, race, religion, family, etc.
Unfortunately, all those thoughts we heard repeated endlessly during his presidential campaign. It would have been a great read to get to know Barack Obama BEFORE we learned it all during his bid for the White House.

Nibsy

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Sept. 12, 2012

Subjects

Biography And Autobiography
U.S. Senate
Political Science
Politics / Current Events
Spanish: Adult Nonfiction
Essays
Public Policy - General
Political Science / Public Policy
Government - Legislative Branch
Political
Political Ideologies - General
Biography
Congress.
Obama, Barack
Philosophy
Senate
United States.