Eleanor Roosevelt: Palestine, Israel and Human Rights

ISBN-13: 9781032096094 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 268 str.

Geraldine Kidd

Opis

This book examines in depth the effect Eleanor Roosevelt’s support for Zionism had on the Palestinians and on her own conception of human rights.

Spis treści

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: 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.

Index.

O autorze

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.