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The writings of one of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century - the 'female Lawrence of Arabia' - and the subject of a new film starring Nicole Kidman. In the last century, few people lived more astounding - or influential - lives than Gertrude Bell. During World War I, she worked her way up from spy to army major to become one of the most powerful woman in the British Empire. After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, she was instrumental in drawing the borders that define the region today, including creating an independent Iraq. This is the epic story of Bell's life, told through her letters, military dispatches, diary entries, and other writings. It offers a unique and intimate look behind the public mask of a woman who shaped nations. Georgina Howell is the author of the acclaimed biography Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations .
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Penguin Classics: A Woman in Arabia, Gertrude Lowthian Bell, Georgina Howell
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- Année de publication
- 2015
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- Titre
- Penguin Classics: A Woman in Arabia
- Sous-titre
- The Writings of the Queen of the Desert
- Langue
- Anglais
- Éditeur
- Penguin Classics
- Publié
- 2015
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0143107372
- ISBN13
- 9780143107378
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Sciences sociales, Thème historique, Cartes et voyages, Histoires vraies, Esotérisme & Religion, Technologie & Ingénierie, Biographies, Motivation & Bien-être, Aventure, Géographie & Topographie, Religion, Famille, Femmes, Spiritualité et spiritualisme, Politique, Autobiographies et mémoires, Carnets de voyage, Santé, États-Unis, Militaire, Seconde Guerre mondiale, 20e siècle, Biographies, Sociologie, Mort, Médecine, Féminisme, Souvenirs, Journalisme et Publication, Asie, Chine, Reportages, Voyages, Amérique, Inde, Culture, Inspiration, Race, Racisme, Journaux, Islam, Première Guerre mondiale (1914–1918), Littérature juive, Survie, Israël, Relations internationales, Biographies de femmes, Sœurs, Terrorisme, Guerre civile, Danse, Adoption, Tristesse, Irak, Génocide, Voyageurs, Lawrence d'Arabie
- Évaluation
- 3,8 sur 5
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- The writings of one of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century - the 'female Lawrence of Arabia' - and the subject of a new film starring Nicole Kidman. In the last century, few people lived more astounding - or influential - lives than Gertrude Bell. During World War I, she worked her way up from spy to army major to become one of the most powerful woman in the British Empire. After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, she was instrumental in drawing the borders that define the region today, including creating an independent Iraq. This is the epic story of Bell's life, told through her letters, military dispatches, diary entries, and other writings. It offers a unique and intimate look behind the public mask of a woman who shaped nations. Georgina Howell is the author of the acclaimed biography Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations .