Desert Queen - The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell, Adventurer, Adviser to Kings

Informationen zum Autor Janet Wallach's own interest and expertise in Arab politics and history led her to the life of Gertrude Bell. She is a contributor to the Washington Post and other publications, and is the co-author of several books. Klappentext The untold story of the remarkable woman without whom Lawrence Of Arabia could not have secured Arab sheikhs and chieftains as allies in World War One and who played a significant part in the post war peace conferences. "One hell of a story" )Daily Telegraph(. Phoenix Giant. Zusammenfassung The untold story of Gertrude Bell, a woman as vital to the history of the Middle East as her friend and colleague, Lawrence of Arabia.

Product details

• Authors: Janet Wallach, Wallach Janet
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.01.2005
• EAN: 9780753802472
• ISBN: 978-0-7538-0247-2
• No. of pages: 419
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 215 mm x 33 mm
• Series: PHOENIX GIANTS; PHOENIX GIANTS
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, Arabian Peninsula, Biography: historical, political and military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Arab & Middle Eastern