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A QUEST IN THE MIDDLE EAST
GERTRUDE BELL AND THE MAKING OF MODERN IRAQ |
| By: |
Liora Lukitz |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£55.00 |
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£49.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1850434158 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781850434153 |
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| Publisher: |
I.B.TAURIS & CO LTD. |
| Pub. date: |
1 December, 2005 |
| Edition: |
Annotated edition |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Using various sources, including diaries and letters, this book contributes to the study of Gertrude Bell's colourful life - exploring the personal passions, desires and relationships that drove her - and to an understanding of the background behind the creation of modern Iraq. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
b&w plates |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
I.B.Tauris |
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Non-returnable |
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