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Author:

Kidd, Geraldine, author.

Title:

Eleanor Roosevelt : Palestine, Israel and human rights / Geraldine Kidd.

Publisher:

Routledgean imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xv, 251 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Roosevelt, Eleanor,--1884-1962--Influence.
Roosevelt, Eleanor,--1884-1962.
United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.
Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
Human rights workers--United States--History--20th century.
Diplomatic relations.
Human rights workers.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Middle East.
United States.
Women politicians--United States--Attitudes.
1900-1999
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Eleanor Roosevelt: supporting Zion, denying Palestine -- Early influences on Eleanor Roosevelt's character and the role of her Jewish friends -- Changing cultural times: the Roosevelts' evolving support for Zionism -- Rooseveltian reaction to a Zionist Palestine 1932-1945 -- Eleanor Roosevelt supports the creation of Israel 1946-1947 -- Before the creation of Israel 1947-1948: discussion, disharmony, dissent 1947-1948 -- New creations in 1948: the state of Israel and the Palestinian refugees -- Roosevelt defends Israel 1949-1956 -- Roosevelt visits the Middle East and the Palestinian refugees in 1952 -- Conclusion.

Series:

Routledge studies in US foreign policy

ISBN:

113828131X
9781138281318

OCLC:

(OCoLC)975369283

LCCN:

2017021981

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)