When President Barack Hussein Obama left office January 20 2017 he left a fascinating legacy.
The Obama Presidency will remain an intriguing part of our nation¿s political history and we
can now say that there were unexpected achievements and failures. His tenure was both
historical and complex and will inevitably be compared with his predecessors and successors.
The chapters in this volume are a serious assessment of President Obamäs tenure written by a
diverse team that includes political scientists sociologists historians and economists. They
provide critical insights into the man and his policies and more importantly are written in a
manner that makes them available to laypersons journalists students and scholars.
