Eleanor Roosevelt

Name: Eleanor Roosevelt
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Eleanor RooseveltPalestine, Israel and Human Rights\nAuthor(s): Geraldine Kidd\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138281318, 978-1138281318\nSynopsis\nMemorialised as a US heroine and an iconoclastic humanitarian who sought to protect societys 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 Roosevelts humanitarianism.\n\nThe 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, Roosevelts humanitarianism was illogical, limited and flawed by pragmatism. New insights are provided into Eleanor Roosevelts human rights activism its dichotomies, its inspiration, and the effect it had on US relations with the Middle E.