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Eleanor Roosevelt : Palestine, Israel and human rights
Author
Title
Eleanor Roosevelt : Palestine, Israel and human rights / Geraldine Kidd.
ISBN
9781138281318
113828131X
9781315271248
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Physical Description
xv, 251 pages ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 06, 2018
Series
Routledge studies in US foreign policy.
Bibliography
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.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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