The Resource A woman in Arabia : the writings of the Queen of the Desert, Gertrude Bell ; edited by Georgina Howell
A woman in Arabia : the writings of the Queen of the Desert, Gertrude Bell ; edited by Georgina Howell
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- Summary
- "A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia. One of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century and the chief architect of British policy in the Middle East after World War I, Gertrude Bell turned her back on Victorian society to study at Oxford and travel the world. Mountaineer, archaeologist, Arabist, writer, poet, linguist, and spy, she dedicated her life to championing the Arab cause and was instrumental in drawing the borders that define today's Middle East. As she wrote in one of her letters, "It's a bore being a woman when you are in Arabia." Forthright and spirited, opinionated and playful, and deeply instructive about the Arab world, this volume brings together Bell's letters, military dispatches, diary entries, and travel writings to offer an intimate look at a woman who shaped nations."--Back cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xlv, 272 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- The linguist
- The poet
- The "person"
- The mountaineer
- The archaeologist
- The desert traveler
- The lover
- The prisoner
- The war worker
- The intrusives
- The nation builder
- The kingmaker
- The courtier
- Isbn
- 9780143107378
- Label
- A woman in Arabia : the writings of the Queen of the Desert
- Title
- A woman in Arabia
- Title remainder
- the writings of the Queen of the Desert
- Statement of responsibility
- Gertrude Bell ; edited by Georgina Howell
- Subject
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- Archaeologists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926
- Colonial administrators -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Colonial administrators -- Middle East -- Biography
- Travelers -- Middle East -- Biography
- Women Asianists -- Biography
- Women archaeologists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Women travelers -- Middle East -- Biography
- Asianists -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia. One of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century and the chief architect of British policy in the Middle East after World War I, Gertrude Bell turned her back on Victorian society to study at Oxford and travel the world. Mountaineer, archaeologist, Arabist, writer, poet, linguist, and spy, she dedicated her life to championing the Arab cause and was instrumental in drawing the borders that define today's Middle East. As she wrote in one of her letters, "It's a bore being a woman when you are in Arabia." Forthright and spirited, opinionated and playful, and deeply instructive about the Arab world, this volume brings together Bell's letters, military dispatches, diary entries, and travel writings to offer an intimate look at a woman who shaped nations."--Back cover
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1868-1926
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bell, Gertrude Lowthian
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1942-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Howell, Georgina
- Series statement
- Penguin Classics
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Bell, Gertrude Lowthian
- Travelers
- Women travelers
- Archaeologists
- Women archaeologists
- Asianists
- Women Asianists
- Colonial administrators
- Colonial administrators
- Label
- A woman in Arabia : the writings of the Queen of the Desert, Gertrude Bell ; edited by Georgina Howell
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The linguist -- The poet -- The "person" -- The mountaineer -- The archaeologist -- The desert traveler -- The lover -- The prisoner -- The war worker -- The intrusives -- The nation builder -- The kingmaker -- The courtier
- Control code
- ocn881869814
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- xlv, 272 pages
- Isbn
- 9780143107378
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780143107378
- (OCoLC)881869814
- (Sirsi) b13594217
- Label
- A woman in Arabia : the writings of the Queen of the Desert, Gertrude Bell ; edited by Georgina Howell
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The linguist -- The poet -- The "person" -- The mountaineer -- The archaeologist -- The desert traveler -- The lover -- The prisoner -- The war worker -- The intrusives -- The nation builder -- The kingmaker -- The courtier
- Control code
- ocn881869814
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- xlv, 272 pages
- Isbn
- 9780143107378
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780143107378
- (OCoLC)881869814
- (Sirsi) b13594217
Subject
- Archaeologists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926
- Colonial administrators -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Colonial administrators -- Middle East -- Biography
- Travelers -- Middle East -- Biography
- Women Asianists -- Biography
- Women archaeologists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Women travelers -- Middle East -- Biography
- Asianists -- Biography
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