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Eleanor Roosevelt (Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy) - Hardcover

Book 47 of 67: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

Kidd, Geraldine

 
9781138281318: Eleanor Roosevelt (Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 113828131X ISBN 13: 9781138281318
Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Geraldine Kidd lectures in Adult and Continuing Education on the Middle East at University College Cork, Ireland. She was awarded her PhD from the National University of Ireland in March 2015.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
113828131X
ISBN 13 
9781138281318
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
268