FDR in American memory : Roosevelt and the making of an icon /

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"This book analyzes Franklin D. Roosevelt's construction as a cultural icon in American memory from two perspectives. First, the author examines the historical leader who intentionally shaped his own public image. Second, she looks at portrayals and negotiations of FDR as an icon in cultur...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Polak, Sara, 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945 > Influence.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945 > Public opinion.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945 > Commemoration.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945.
1900-1999
Press and politics > United States > History > 20th century.
Presidents in motion pictures.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
People with disabilities > United States > Biography.
Public opinion > United States.
Collective memory > United States.
Présidents au cinéma.
Personnes handicapées > États-Unis > Biographies.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
Mémoire collective > États-Unis.
Public opinion.
Press and politics.
Presidents.
Politics and government > Historiography.
People with disabilities.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Collective memory.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945 > Historiography.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1933-1945 > Historiographie.
United States.
collective biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "I am a juggler" : FDR's public image-making
  • The collective rhetorical production of FDR, 1932-1945
  • Negotiating FDR remembrance
  • The New Deal depoliticized in cultural memory
  • FDR's disability in cultural memory
  • Understanding FDR as a cultural icon
  • Conclusion: A Rooseveltian century?

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