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Gertrude Bell and Iraq

Paul Collins, Charles Tripp
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      This is a major re-evaluation of the life and legacy of Gertrude Lowthian Bell (1868-1926), the renowned scholar, explorer, writer, archaeologist, and British civil servant. The book examines Gertrude Bell's role in shaping British policy in the Middle East in the first part of the 20th century, her views of the cultures and peoples of the region, and her unusual position as a woman occupying a senior position in the British imperial administration. It focusesparticularly on her involvement in Iraq and the part she played in the establishment of the Iraqi monarchy and the Iraqi state.In addition, the book examines her interests in Iraq's ancient past. She was instrumental in drawing up Iraq's first Antiquities Law in 1922 and in the foundation of the Iraq Museum in 1923.Gertrude Bell refused to be constrained by the expectations of the day, and was able to succeed in a man's world of high politics and diplomacy. She remains a controversial figure, however, especially in the context of the founding of the modern state of Iraq. Does she represent a more innocent age when the country was born out of the remnants of the Ottoman Empire, or does she personify the attitudes and decisions that have created today's divided Middle East? The volume's authors bring newinsights to these questions.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Paul Collins, Charles Tripp EAN: 9780197266076 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 736 g HEIGHT: 241 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2017-04-13 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, HISTORY / Middle East / Iraq, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century WIDTH: 168 cm SPINE:

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      Middle East, Iraq, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1910 to c 1919, Political structure and processes, Middle Eastern history, Archaeology by period / region

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      Charles Tripp is Professor of Middle East Politics at University of London. Paul Collins is Curator for Ancient Near East at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at University of Oxford.
      This is a major re-evaluation of the life and legacy of Gertrude Lowthian Bell (1868-1926), the renowned scholar, explorer, writer, archaeologist, and British civil servant. The book examines Gertrude Bell's role in shaping British policy in the Middle East in the first part of the 20th century, her views of the cultures and peoples of the region, and her unusual position as a woman occupying a senior position in the British imperial administration. It focusesparticularly on her involvement in Iraq and the part she played in the establishment of the Iraqi monarchy and the Iraqi state.In addition, the book examines her interests in Iraq's ancient past. She was instrumental in drawing up Iraq's first Antiquities Law in 1922 and in the foundation of the Iraq Museum in 1923.Gertrude Bell refused to be constrained by the expectations of the day, and was able to succeed in a man's world of high politics and diplomacy. She remains a controversial figure, however, especially in the context of the founding of the modern state of Iraq. Does she represent a more innocent age when the country was born out of the remnants of the Ottoman Empire, or does she personify the attitudes and decisions that have created today's divided Middle East? The volume's authors bring newinsights to these questions.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Paul Collins, Charles Tripp EAN: 9780197266076 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 736 g HEIGHT: 241 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2017-04-13 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, HISTORY / Middle East / Iraq, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century WIDTH: 168 cm SPINE:

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      Middle East, Iraq, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1910 to c 1919, Political structure and processes, Middle Eastern history, Archaeology by period / region

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      Charles Tripp is Professor of Middle East Politics at University of London. Paul Collins is Curator for Ancient Near East at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at University of Oxford.

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