{"product_id":"we-were-eight-years-in-power-an-american-tragedy","title":"We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this ‚Äúurgently relevant‚Äù* collection featuring the landmark essay ‚ÄúThe Case for Reparations,‚Äù the National Book Award‚Äìwinning author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBetween the World and Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e ‚Äúreflects on race, Barack Obama‚Äôs presidency and its jarring aftermath‚Äù*‚Äîincluding the election of Donald Trump. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Bestseller ‚Ä¢ Finalist for the PEN\/Jean Stein Book Award, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Book Prize, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNamed One of the Best Books of the Year by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e ‚Ä¢ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e ‚Ä¢ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e ‚Ä¢ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e ‚Ä¢ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e ‚Ä¢ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEssence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e ‚Ä¢ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e ‚Ä¢ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Week\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e ‚Ä¢ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‚ÄúWe were eight years in power‚Äù was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this sweeping collection of new and selected essays, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man Coates argues is America‚Äôs ‚Äúfirst white president.‚Äù\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But the story of these present-day eight years is not just about presidential politics. This book also examines the new voices, ideas, and movements for justice that emerged over this period‚Äîand the effects of the persistent, haunting shadow of our nation‚Äôs old and unreconciled history. Coates powerfully examines the events of the Obama era from his intimate and revealing perspective‚Äîthe point of view of a young writer who begins the journey in an unemployment office in Harlem and ends it in the Oval Office, interviewing a president.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWe Were Eight Years in Power \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efeatures Coates‚Äôs iconic essays first published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Atlantic,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e including ‚ÄúFear of a Black President,‚Äù ‚ÄúThe Case for Reparations,‚Äù and ‚ÄúThe Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration,‚Äù along with eight fresh essays that revisit each year of the Obama administration through Coates‚Äôs own experiences, observations, and intellectual development, capped by a bracingly original assessment of the election that fully illuminated the tragedy of the Obama era. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWe Were Eight Years in Power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a vital account of modern America, from one of the definitive voices of this historic moment.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One World","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50548232028445,"sku":"9780399590573","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780399590573.jpg?v=1761676395","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/we-were-eight-years-in-power-an-american-tragedy","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}