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Syria
The Desert and the Sown
Taschenbuch von Gertrude Bell
Sprache: Englisch

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An extraordinary and invaluable portrait of Syria from traveller, scholar, archaeologist and spy, Gertrude Bell.

Gertrude Bell was one of the most powerful figures in the Middle East in the 20th century. With T.E. Lawrence, she was a significant force behind the Arab Revolt and was responsible for creating the boundaries of the modern state of Iraq, as well as installing the Hashemite dynasty, with Faisal I as king, in Iraq and Transjordan. Her knowledge of the Arab world was forged through decades of travel and the relationships she built across Arabia with tribal leaders and kings, who referred to her as Umm al Mu'mineen, or Mother of the Faithful.

In the winter of 1906, she undertook an often-dangerous journey through Greater Syria - Damascus, Jerusalem, Beirut, Antioch and Alexandretta - and her portrait of the landscapes, people and customs of a part of the world that very few had explored at the time is now a classic of travel writing.

Bell's Syria illuminates a region that continues to preoccupy us today as well as portraying the unique life of a remarkable, still-controversial and ultimately tragic woman.
An extraordinary and invaluable portrait of Syria from traveller, scholar, archaeologist and spy, Gertrude Bell.

Gertrude Bell was one of the most powerful figures in the Middle East in the 20th century. With T.E. Lawrence, she was a significant force behind the Arab Revolt and was responsible for creating the boundaries of the modern state of Iraq, as well as installing the Hashemite dynasty, with Faisal I as king, in Iraq and Transjordan. Her knowledge of the Arab world was forged through decades of travel and the relationships she built across Arabia with tribal leaders and kings, who referred to her as Umm al Mu'mineen, or Mother of the Faithful.

In the winter of 1906, she undertook an often-dangerous journey through Greater Syria - Damascus, Jerusalem, Beirut, Antioch and Alexandretta - and her portrait of the landscapes, people and customs of a part of the world that very few had explored at the time is now a classic of travel writing.

Bell's Syria illuminates a region that continues to preoccupy us today as well as portraying the unique life of a remarkable, still-controversial and ultimately tragic woman.
Über den Autor
Gertrude Bell CBE (1868-1926) - scholar, linguist, archaeologist, traveller and 'orientalist' - was a remarkable woman in male-dominated Edwardian society. She shunned convention by eschewing marriage and family for an academic career and the extensive travelling that would lead to her major role in Middle Eastern diplomacy. But her private life was marred by the tragedy, vulnerability and frustration that were key to her quest both for a British-dominated Middle East and relief from the torture of her romantic failures. Through her vivid writings, she brought the Arab world alive for countless people as she travelled to some of the region's most inhospitable places.
Zusammenfassung
An extraordinary and invaluable portrait of Syria from traveller, scholar, archaeologist and spy, Gertrude Bell.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations
Preface


Syria: The Desert and the Sown

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Produktart: Reiseberichte
Region: Naher Osten
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 352
ISBN-13: 9781838602307
ISBN-10: 1838602305
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bell, Gertrude
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Maße: 198 x 130 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Gertrude Bell
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.08.2019
Gewicht: 0,282 kg
preigu-id: 115613920
Über den Autor
Gertrude Bell CBE (1868-1926) - scholar, linguist, archaeologist, traveller and 'orientalist' - was a remarkable woman in male-dominated Edwardian society. She shunned convention by eschewing marriage and family for an academic career and the extensive travelling that would lead to her major role in Middle Eastern diplomacy. But her private life was marred by the tragedy, vulnerability and frustration that were key to her quest both for a British-dominated Middle East and relief from the torture of her romantic failures. Through her vivid writings, she brought the Arab world alive for countless people as she travelled to some of the region's most inhospitable places.
Zusammenfassung
An extraordinary and invaluable portrait of Syria from traveller, scholar, archaeologist and spy, Gertrude Bell.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations
Preface


Syria: The Desert and the Sown

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Produktart: Reiseberichte
Region: Naher Osten
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 352
ISBN-13: 9781838602307
ISBN-10: 1838602305
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bell, Gertrude
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Maße: 198 x 130 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Gertrude Bell
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.08.2019
Gewicht: 0,282 kg
preigu-id: 115613920
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