"A widely discussed book that argues there has been five realigning elections in American history and attempts to set forth the factors leading to change. The question for 2008 is 'does Obama’s election constitute a critical election?'"

Recommended by Charles P. Henry, professor of African-American Studies, and Robert L. Allen, Adjunct Professor of African American Studies and Ethnic Studies, editors of The Obama Phenomenon: Toward a Multiracial Democracy.