Format:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 306 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2020 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9780755608461
Content:
Contents -- List of Illustrations vi -- Acknowledgements vii -- Preface 1 -- Prologue 10 -- Part I - The Journey -- 1. 'Light of Mine Eyes and Harvest of My Heart' 23 -- 2. 'She Had Known Ruptures, She Had Known the Whole' 31 -- 3. 'The Shadow of Stone' 56 -- 4. 'I Will Dedicate This Year to You' 77 -- Part II -Arrival. 5. 'On the Edge of Important Things' 107 -- 6. 'Father, Think!' 125 -- 7. 'To Make Kings, to Invent Kingdoms' 143 -- 8. 'A Tower of Strength and Wisdom' 174 -- 9. 'We had awakened and Become a Nation' 202 -- Part III - Departures -- 10. 'Dust..' 211 -- 11. 'Flood...' 224 -- Epilogue 245 -- Afterword 251 -- Notes 257 -- Selected Bibliography 294 -- Index 303.
Content:
"Revered or reviled, Gertrude Bell was a commanding figure: scholar, linguist, archeologist, traveller and "orientalist". Belonging to the tradition of the great British Middle East enthusiasts of the early 20th century, she explored the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I and was hugely instrumental in the post-war reconfiguration of the Arab states in the Middle East. She was a prime mover in drawing up Iraq's boundaries and establishing a constitutional monarchy there with a parliament, civil service and legal system; she was influential in creating a state which had all the trappings of independence while remaining a virtual British colony. This book offers a contribution to the study of Bell's colourful life - exploring the personal passions, desires and relationships that drove her - as well as to an understanding of the creation of a country so central to the instability of today's Middle East. Using various sources, including Bell's own diaries and letters, Liora Lukitz provides a portrait of this influential character and the tragedy, vulnerability and frustrations that were key to her quest for both a British-dominated Middle East, and relief from the torture of her romantic failures."--Bloomsbury publishing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-301) and index
,
Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781780766812
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781850434153
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Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9780755608461
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