{"title":"James T. Kloppenberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the collection of works by \u003cem\u003eJames T. Kloppenberg\u003c\/em\u003e, a distinguished scholar in the fields of history and political thought. With a focus on American intellectual history, Kloppenberg offers insightful analyses that delve into the nuanced fabric of political ideologies and their evolution. His writing style, characterised by its clarity and depth, makes complex historical and political ideas accessible to a wide audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of his notable works, \u003cem\u003eReading Obama\u003c\/em\u003e, explores the philosophical and historical influences that have shaped Barack Obama's political agenda and worldview. This book provides a comprehensive examination of the former president's ideas, drawing connections to broader historical and philosophical contexts. It serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the intellectual lineage of contemporary American politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy exploring Kloppenberg's books, you gain access to a treasure trove of knowledge that combines the rigour of academic research with engaging narrative. His works are not just for history enthusiasts but for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the cultural and political forces that continue to shape our world today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"reading-obama-by-james-t-kloppenberg-9780691154336","title":"Reading Obama","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDerided by the Right as dangerous and by the Left as spineless, Barack Obama puzzles observers. In \u003cem\u003eReading Obama\u003c\/em\u003e, James T. Kloppenberg reveals the sources of Obama's ideas and explains why his principled aversion to absolutes does not fit contemporary partisan categories. Obama's commitments to deliberation and experimentation derive from sustained engagement with American democratic thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a new preface, Kloppenberg explains why Obama has stuck with his commitment to compromise in the first three years of his presidency, despite the criticism it has provoked. \u003cem\u003eReading Obama\u003c\/em\u003e traces the origins of his ideas and establishes him as the most penetrating political thinker elected to the presidency in the past century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKloppenberg demonstrates the influences that have shaped Obama's distinctive worldview, including Nietzsche and Niebuhr, Ellison and Rawls, and recent theorists engaged in debates about feminism, critical race theory, and cultural norms. Examining Obama's views on the Constitution, slavery and the Civil War, the New Deal, and the civil rights movement, Kloppenberg shows Obama's sophisticated understanding of American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eObama's interest in compromise, reasoned public debate, and the patient nurturing of civility is a sign of strength, not weakness, Kloppenberg argues. He locates its roots in Madison, Lincoln, and especially in the philosophical pragmatism of William James and John Dewey, which nourished generations of American progressives, black and white, female and male, through much of the twentieth century, albeit with mixed results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading Obama\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the sources of Obama's commitment to democratic deliberation: the books he has read, the visionaries who have inspired him, the social movements and personal struggles that have shaped his thinking. Kloppenberg shows that Obama's positions on social justice, religion, race, family, and America's role in the world do not stem from a desire to please everyone but from deeply rooted—although currently unfashionable—convictions about how a democracy must deal with difference and conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849925841132,"sku":"9780691154336","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1530503482434.jpg?v=1759062792"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/james-t-kloppenberg.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}