Four Freedoms - Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Evolution of an American Idea

Zusatztext illuminates Roosevelt's 'contribution' to the 'evolution and import of freedom as a concept and as an ideological tool' and examines how those ideas were contested, implemented, altered, limited, and abandoned in both the United States and across the world Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey A. Engel is founding director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. Engel has authored or edited eight books on American foreign policy, including Cold War at 30, Feet: The Anglo-American Fight for Aviation Supremacy, The China Diary of George H.W. Bush: The Making of a Global President, The Fall of the Berlin Wall: The Revolutionary Legacy of 1989 (OUP, 2009), and Into the Desert: Reflections on the Gulf War (OUP, 2012). Klappentext Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms address was more than a great speech. The way FDR framed what Americans fought for during World War II--specifically for freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom of religion and freedom from fear--and the way our understanding of those freedoms has evolved over time, helped define how Americans conceived of themselves from the 1940s to our present day. Zusammenfassung Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms address was more than a great speech. The way FDR framed what Americans fought for during World War II--specifically for freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom of religion and freedom from fear--and the way our understanding of those freedoms has evolved over time, helped define how Americans conceived of themselves from the 1940s to our present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Ch 1 Freedom of Speech- Linda Eades, Southern Methodist University Ch 2 Freedom from Want- Matthew Jones, London School of Economics Ch 3 Freedom of Religion- Tisse Wenger, Yale University Ch 4 Freedom from Fear- Frank Costigliola, University of Connecticut Ch 5 The Afterlives of the Four Freedoms- William Hitchcock, University of Virginia Photo essay Bibliography Index ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jeffrey A. Engel, Jeffrey A. (Director Engel
• Con la collaborazione di: Jeffrey A Engel (Editore), Jeffrey A. Engel (Editore), Jeffrey A. (Director Engel (Editore), Engel Jeffrey A. (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.01.2016
• EAN: 9780199376216
• ISBN: 978-0-19-937621-6
• Pagine: 248
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Politics & government, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Politics and government, History of the Americas, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)