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Appropriating Thomas Jefferson, 1929-1945 : we are all Jeffersonians now

Heller, Caroline, 1987- author

2019

Overview

\"This study counters the view that Franklin D. Roosevelt hegemonically exalted Thomas Jefferson to iconic dominance during the Great Depression. It analyzes the diversity of those who appropriated Jefferson to find answers to the socio-economic crisis and modern industrial capitalism. This discourse analysis, spanning the ideological spectrum between 1929-1945, reveals that the creation of the Jefferson icon -- in various forms of representation -- generated counterhegemonic varieties of Jefferson because the appropriators grafted their values onto the historical figure which led to its transformation. These competing versions of Jefferson expressed a reformed sense of national values not only through commonalities but through the flexibility of interpretative and representational differences\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Subject: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Influence. / Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Political and social views. / Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 Political and social views. / Rhetoric Political aspects United States History 20th century. / United States Politics and government 1933-1945.
• ISBN: 9783631793671

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E332.2.H453 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE