Kidd Eleanor Roosevelt

Palestine, Israel and Human Rights
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-351-98449-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 268 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kidd, Geraldine

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte des Judentums (Diaspora)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue: The Essence of Eleanor Roosevelt

Introduction

1 – Nurturing Eleanor Roosevelt - Family and Friends

2 – Changing Cultural Times: The Roosevelts’ Evolving Support for Zionism

3 – Rooseveltian Reaction to a Zionist Palestine 1932-1945

4 – Eleanor Roosevelt Supports the Creation of Israel 1946-1947

5 – Before the Creation of Israel 1947-1948: Discussion, Disharmony, Dissent 1947-1948

6 – New Creations in 1948: The State of Israel and the Palestinian Refugees

7 – Roosevelt’s Defence of Israel: 1949-1956

8 – Eleanor Roosevelt Visits the Middle East and the Palestinian Refugees in 1952

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

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.