Gertrude Bell Complete letters
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (887 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1500826901 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 330 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Along with T. Lawrence, Bell helped establish the Hashemite dynasties in what is today Jordan as well as in Iraq. During her lifetime she was highly esteemed and trusted by British officials and given an immense amount of power for a woman at the time. Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, (1868 – 1926) was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, archaeologist and spy who explored, mapped, and became highly influential to British imperial policy-making due to her skill and contacts, built up through extensive travels in Greater Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and Arabia. She played a major role in establishing and helping administer the modern state of Iraq, utilising her unique perspective from her travels and relations with tribal leaders throughout the Middle East. E. She has been described as "one of the few representatives of His Majesty's Government remembered by the Arabs with anything resembling affection".
Bell's courageous travels in the Islamic world of the Middle East in the late nineteenth century offered some of the first Western understandings of the culture and people of the lands of modern-day Iraq and Iran. About the Author Gertrude Bell (1868 1926) was an adventurer, scholar, linguist and British intelligence officer. Her translations of the poems of Hafiz are still considered by many scholars to be the most faithful of any in the English language.
"Get to know about Gertrude Bell" according to Sandra V. Henson. Everyone should know about Ms. Bell. She did things no women did back in the early 20th century. And she made Iraq from scratch. Something to learn about.. Z said History repeats itself. Rich in history tricks and stories
. Her translations of the poems of Hafiz are still considered by many scholars to be the most faithful of any in the English language. Gertrude Bell (1868 1926) was an adventurer, scholar, linguist and British intelligence officer. Bell's courageous travels in the Islamic world of the Middle East in the late nineteenth century