| Setting the Desert on Fire: T.E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918 Contributor(s): Barr, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393335275 ISBN-13: 9780393335279 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: Greed and intrigue combine explosively in this gripping, masterly account of a key moment in the history of the Middle East, and a portrait of T.E. Lawrence--Lawrence of Arabia himself--that is bright, nuanced, and full of fresh insights into the true nature of the master mythmaker. Photos. Maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Middle East - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 940.415 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.70 lbs) 402 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: T. E. Lawrence's classic Seven Pillars of Wisdom made the Arab revolt a legend and helped turn him into the mythical "Lawrence of Arabia." Setting the Desert on Fire is both a masterly account of the intrigue behind the revolt and its startling consequences for the present-day Middle East and a portrait of Lawrence that brings fresh insight to the true nature of the master mythmaker. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barr, James: - James Barr is the author of Setting the Desert on Fire. During the research for A Line in the Sand he was a Visiting Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford. He lives in London. |