The Desert and the Sown
Travels in Palestine and Syria
(Sprache: Englisch)
"The female Lawrence of Arabia," Gertrude Bell wrote captivating, perceptive accounts of her travels in the Middle East. This intriguing narrative, accompanied by 160 photos, traces her 1905 sojourn in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.
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"The female Lawrence of Arabia," Gertrude Bell wrote captivating, perceptive accounts of her travels in the Middle East. This intriguing narrative, accompanied by 160 photos, traces her 1905 sojourn in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.
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Current events in the Middle East have revived interest in the extraordinary life and accomplishments of Gertrude Bell, "the female Lawrence of Arabia." A skilled archeologist, historian, and linguist, Bell wrote captivating, perceptive accounts of her Eastern travels. This intriguing narrative - accompanied by 160 photos - traces her 1905 sojourn in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.
Autoren-Porträt von Gertrude Bell, Michael Ghiselin
Gertrude Bell was a British writer, archaeologist, and political analyst who left a privileged life in Victorian England to become a citizen of the world. One of the first women to graduate from Oxford, she traveled to Persia, where she was passionately drawn to the Arab people, their language, and their architecture. Bell's achievements there were stunning: she established an archaeology musem and was one of the people responsible for creating the Iraq that exists today.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Gertrude Bell , Michael Ghiselin
- 2008, 368 Seiten, mit Abbildungen, Maße: 14,1 x 21,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Dover
- ISBN-10: 0486468763
- ISBN-13: 9780486468761
- Erscheinungsdatum: 15.03.2016
Sprache:
Englisch
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