Alter Egos

Alter Egos
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and the twilight struggle over American Power
As the U.S.´s presidential campaign gears up, we are on the point of a major debate about America´s role in the world.
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were rivals who became partners for a time, trailblazers who share a common sense of their historic destiny but different instincts about how to project power. As one prepares to relinquish the presidency, and the other makes her long-awaited bid for it, how Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama regard America´s role in the world is a central question of our time.
Mark Landler, White House correspondent for the New York Times, offers a deeply reported, first-hand account of the complex relationship between these two leaders and gives us a different way to think about Obama´s legacy and Clinton´s promise. With all the sweep of a grand history, enlivened by an insider´s access, dozens of interviews, and breaking news, ALTER EGOS is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand these two supremely ambitious figures, and the storm-tossed world of modern politics.
As the U.S.´s presidential campaign gears up, we are on the point of a major debate about America´s role in the world.
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were rivals who became partners for a time, trailblazers who share a common sense of their historic destiny but different instincts about how to project power. As one prepares to relinquish the presidency, and the other makes her long-awaited bid for it, how Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama regard America´s role in the world is a central question of our time.
Mark Landler, White House correspondent for the New York Times, offers a deeply reported, first-hand account of the complex relationship between these two leaders and gives us a different way to think about Obama´s legacy and Clinton´s promise. With all the sweep of a grand history, enlivened by an insider´s access, dozens of interviews, and breaking news, ALTER EGOS is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand these two supremely ambitious figures, and the storm-tossed world of modern politics.