American Stories: Tales of Hope and Anger

In July 2009, Michael Brissenden traded political reporting in Canberra for a job in Washington as US current affairs correspondent for the ABC. Here is his fascinating chronicale of America in turmoil. From the desolate coal-mining hollers of West Virginia to WashingtonÆs ghettos and the Mormon communities of Utah, Brissenden travels the country with unprecedented scope to grapple with the issues and to tell the stories of the players, the hopeful true believers, the skeptics, the winners and the losers. He follows the long and fractious political process that will either deliver Barack Obama a chance to be a truly transformative president or place him alongside one-term leaders like Jimmy Carter, and he watches the Republican Party tear itself apart to find a fitting opponent for Obama. Will AmericaÆs first back president meet the enormous expectations of his voters and the rest of the world? With wry humour and cutting insight, Brissenden explores this extraordinary moment in US history and shares his tales of people, identity and culture-American Stories of hope and anger. Book jacket.

Author(s): Michael Brissenden
Publisher: University of Queensland Press(Australia)
Published: 2012
Categories: Political Science