| Casting Her Own Shadow: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Shaping of Postwar Liberalism Revised Edition Contributor(s): Black, Allida (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231104057 ISBN-13: 9780231104050 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1997 Annotation: 'This vital study reconstructs Eleanor Roosevelt's role as a major power broker from 1945 until her death in 1962....[ Roosevelt's ] principled stand for low-cost and public housing, affirmative action, regulation of corporations, U.S. support for the United Nations--key planks in the liberal agenda under siege today--makes this a timely reassessment.'--Publishers Weekly |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | United States - 20th Century - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: 973.917 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.03" W x 9.05" (1.06 lbs) 298 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Black shows how Eleanor Roosevelt, after being freed from the constraints imposed by her role in the White House, eagerly expanded her career and unabashedly challenged both the Democratic party and American liberals to practice what they preach. |