Our First Unisex President?: Black Masculinity and Obama's Feminine Side

People often talk about the significance of Barack Obama's status as our first black President. During the 2008 Presidential campaign, however, a newspaper columnist declared, If Bill Clinton was once considered America's first black president, Obama may one day be viewed as our first woma...

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1. VerfasserIn: Cooper, Frank Rudy (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2009
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