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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Memorialised as a US heroine and an iconoclastic humanitarian who sought to protect society’s marginalised, Eleanor Roosevelt also, at times, disappointed contemporaries and biographers with some of her stances. Examining a period of her life that has not been extensively explored, this book challenges the previously held universality of Eleanor Roosevelt’s humanitarianism. The Palestinian question is used as a case study to explore the practical application of her commitment to social justice, and the author argues that, at times, Roosevelt’s humanitarianism was illogical, limited and flawed by pragmatism. New insights are provided into Eleanor Roosevelt’s human rights activism – its dichotomies, its inspiration, and the effect it had on US relations with the Middle East. This book will appeal to academics working across a range of disciplines including history, diplomatic history, American studies, Middle Eastern studies, US foreign policy, human rights and women’s studies.

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ISBN: 9781138281318
Publication date: 14th November 2017
Author: Geraldine (University College Cork, Ireland) Kidd
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 268 pages
Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy
Genres: Social and political philosophy
Diplomacy
Human rights, civil rights
History of the Americas
Political leaders and leadership