| Gertrude Bell Contributor(s): Goodman, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0907582869 ISBN-13: 9780907582861 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 85015024 |
| Series: Berg Women's Series |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5" W x 8" (0.56 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During her lifetime the name of Gertrude Bell evoked rich images of the exotic and mysterious Arab world. But her fame faded and now she is remembered only as a friend and colleague of T.E. Lawrence. She was an intrepid traveller, journeying alone through the deserts of the Middle East or scaling testing peaks in the Swiss Alps. Later, as a British political officer in Baghdad, where she died and is buried, she was able to play a considerable role in determining the future of Mesopotamia, later to be called Iraq. |
Contributor Bio(s): Goodman, Susan: - Susan Goodman is a Senior Member of Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford. |