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African Americans and the Presidents: Politics and Policies from Washington to Trump
Rob Tench Old Dominion University, [email protected]
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Original Publication Citation Tench, R. (2019). African Americans and the presidents: Politics and policies from Washington to Trump. Library Journal, 144(7), 122-122.
This Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the University Libraries at ODU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. REFERENCE here are the articles on chemical weapons from straightforward narrative history to dis programs, agendas, and moral positions U.S. and trench warfare. Individual country en cussions of the term graphic novel. Although presidents have taken in addressing the so tries add details. Women's impact is briefly the work is divided into the three sections of cial, cultural, political, and legal concerns and noted; wartime medical advances or defi the title, history remains a constant through rights ofAfrican Americans. The authors also ciencies and the conflict's effect on the arts out, and the development of techniques, explore African Americans' views of each are not covered at all, but the amount of production methods, themes, and genres is president in terms oftheir political support for information overall is staggering. VERDICT depicted as constantly changing, not static. specific causes and issues. Brooks and Starks These volumes' stellar organization and Though most entries remain largely un argue that leaders do not take actions based on depth of scholarly coverage make them im modified from the earlier edition, some take their own political and personal agendas but portant supplements to the numerous exist into consideration changes in technology, instead act in concert with the political and ing World War I reference works.-Patricia and some entries in the "themes" section social climate. The work is organized into six D. Lothrop, formerly of St. George's Sch., Newport, RI mention newer works. A new chapter in the eras: "Slavery," "Civil War," "Emancipation," "history" section covers the 2010s, and the "Post-Reconstruction," "Civil Rights," and LITERATURE awards listings have been updated. VERDICT "Post-Civil Rights." All 45 presidents are Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: History, A thorough, conscientious look at the topic, profiled, with information about their lives, Theme, and Technique. 2d ed. Grey House. given the space provided. If the writing is careers, and policies, as well as primary re Feb. 2019. 400p. ed. by Bart H. Beaty & sometimes dry, that's an acceptable trade sources such as personal writings, memoirs, Stephen Weiner. photos. bibliog. index. off even though comics and graphic novels and news articles. Not surprisingly, the most ISBN 9781682179116. $243.75; ebk. ISBN have risen in general and academic esteem, detailed chapters are on presidents who served 9781682179598. REF most writing on them mirrors the author's during the civil rights movement Qohn F. With this second edition, editors Beaty enthusiasms, rather than going for general Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson) and the (English, Univ. of Calgary; Fredric Wertham coverage. This volume is a solid corrective. post-civil rights era (Richard Nixon, Ron and the Critique ef Mass Culture) and Weiner Robert Mixner, Bartholomew Cty. P.L., Columbus, IN ald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, (director, Maynard P.L., MA; Faster Than a and Barack Obama). Articles are clearly and Speeding Bullet) provide a comprehensive sur POLITICAL SCIENCE precisely written, with a lack of editorializing vey. The book takes an American perspec Brooks, F. Erik & Glenn L. Starks. African by the authors. The book is best suited for tive, although parts about ancient and very Americans and the Presidents: Politics general readers but also serves as an excellent recent history address origins and influence and Policies from Washington to Trump. starting point for student projects, with fur from overseas, and the editors manage to be Greenwood. Apr. 2019. 318p. illus. bibliog. ther reading lists at the end ofeach presidential inclusive within this scope. Topics are broad, index. ISBN 9781440862113. $94; ebk. ISBN entry and an extensive bibliography. VERDICT 9781440862120. REF Certainly not the final word on the historical Brooks (humanities & social sciences, Ken significance of presidents and their relation tucky State Univ.; coeditor, How the Obama ships with African Americans, this is an ef Presidency Changed the Political Landscape) fective overview, with excellent supporting and Starks (public administration & policy, documentation.-Rob Tench, Old Dominion Univ. Walden Univ., MN) analyze the polices, Libs., Norfolk, VA erev1ews■ Shakespeare's Globe Archive: Theatres, Players, & Performance
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