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 life of Gertrude Bell is now the subject of the major motion picture Queen of the Desert , starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco and Damian Lewis Turning away from privileged Victorian Britain, Gertrude Bell explored, mapped and excavated the world of the Arabs, winning the trust of Arab sheiks and chieftains along the way. When the First World War erupted and the British needed the loyalty of Arab leaders, Gertrude Bell provided the intelligence for T.E. Lawrence's military activities. After the war, she played a major role in creating the modern Middle East, and was generally considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire. In this major reassessment of Bell's life, Janet Wallach reveals a woman whose achievements and independent spirit were especially remarkable for her times, and who brought the same passion and intensity to her explorations as she did to her rich and romantic life. 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