{"product_id":"clare-boothe-luce-philip-nash-9780367407339","title":"Clare Boothe Luce: American Renaissance Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClare Boothe Luce: American Renaissance Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise and highly readable political biography that examines the life of one of the most accomplished American women of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWife and mother, author, editor, playwright, political activist, war journalist, Congresswoman, ambassador, pundit, and feminist-Luce did it all. Carefully placing Luce in a series of shifting historical contexts, this book offers the reader an insight into mid-century American political, cultural, gender, and foreign relations history. Eleven primary sources follow the text, including excerpts from Luce's diary, letters, speeches, and published works, as well as a TV talk-show appearance and a critic's diary entry describing an evening with her, helping readers to understand her fascinating life. Together, the narrative and documents afford readers a brief yet in-depth look at Luce with all her complications: glamorous intellectual, acid-tongued diplomat, and feminist conservative, she was a deeply flawed high-achiever who repeatedly challenged the entrenched sexism of her age to become a significant actor in the rise of the \"American Century.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing the neglect suffered by women in foreign relations history, this will be of interest to students and scholars of US foreign relations, 20th-century US history, and US women's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Nash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367407337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367407339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Philip Nash","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059218870527,"sku":"9780367407339","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21d04f3a-3bc4-4a95-ae8d-fefc6715cafc.jpg?v=1685056914","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/clare-boothe-luce-philip-nash-9780367407339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}