Eleanor Roosevelt

<p>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.</p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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.</p>