A Quest in the Middle East: Gertrude Bell and the Making of Modern IraqRevered or reviled, Gertrude Bell was a commanding figure: scholar, linguist, archeologist, traveller and "orientalist". Belonging to the tradition of the great British Middle East enthusiasts of the early 20th century, she explored the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I and was hugely instrumental in the post-war reconfiguration of the Arab states in the Middle East. She was a prime mover in drawing up Iraq's boundaries and establishing a constitutional monarchy there with a parliament, civil service and legal system; she was influential in creating a state which had all the trappings of independence while remaining a virtual British colony. This book offers a contribution to the study of Bell's colourful life - exploring the personal passions, desires and relationships that drove her - as well as to an understanding of the creation of a country so central to the instability of today's Middle East. |
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Preface | 1 |
Prologue | 10 |
Light of Mine Eyes and Harvest of My Heart | 23 |
She Had Known Ruptures She Had Known the Whole | 31 |
The Shadow of a Stone | 56 |
On the Edge of Important Things | 107 |
Father Think | 125 |
To Make Kings to Invent Kingdoms | 143 |
We Had Awakened and Become a Nation | 202 |
Dust | 211 |
Flood | 224 |
Epilogue | 245 |
Afterword | 251 |
Notes | 257 |
Selected Bibliography | 293 |
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A Quest in the Middle East: Gertrude Bell and the Making of Modern Iraq Liora Lukitz Vista previa restringida - 2005 |
A Quest in the Middle East: Gertrude Bell and the Making of Modern Iraq Liora Lukitz No hay vista previa disponible - 2014 |
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