FDR's body politics
the rhetoric of disability
1st ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Kiewe, Amos. - Contributor
Publication
2003 - Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas
Language
English
Word Count
35,250 words, Guess
Page Count
141 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3556101M
- ISBN-10158544233X
- OCLC Control Number50422875
- OCLC Control Number53976674
- OCLC Control Numberfdrsbodypolitics00houc
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2002012925
- LibraryThing7942060
- Goodreads2455005
Classifications
- DDC973.917/092
- LCCE807 .H725 2003
Description
"In FDR's Body Politics: The Rhetoric of Disability, Davis W. Houck and Amos Kiewe analyze the silences surrounding Roosevelt's disability, the words he chose to portray himself and his policies as powerful and health-giving, and the methods he used to maximize the appearance of physical strength. Drawing on never-before-used primary sources, they explore how Roosevelt and his advisors attacked his most difficult rhetorical bind: how to address his fitness for office without invoking his disability. They examine his broad strategies, as well as the speeches Roosevelt delivered during his political comeback after polio struck, to understand how he overcame the whispering campaign against him in 1928 and 1932.". "The compelling narrative Houck and Kiewe offer here is one of struggle against physical disability and cultural prejudice by one of our nation's most powerful leaders. Ultimately, it is a story of triumph and courage - one that reveals a master politician's understanding of the body politic in the most fundamental of ways."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
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Genres
- Biography.
Series Statement
- Presidential rhetoric series ;
Other Editions
- FDR's body politics: the rhetoric of disability
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