TY  - BOOK
A2  - The British Academy
ED  - Collins, Paul
ED  - Tripp, Charles
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017//
TI  - Gertrude Bell and Iraq: a life and legacy
T3  - Proceedings of the British Academy
ET  - First edition
CY  - Oxford
KW  - Women archaeologists
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Archaeologists
KW  - Travel writers
KW  - Women Arabists
KW  - Arabists
KW  - Colonial administrators
KW  - Women colonial administrators
KW  - Bell, Gertrude Lowthian
KW  - Iraq
KW  - History
KW  - Politics and government
AB  - "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 focuses particularly 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 new insights to these questions" -- Provided by publisher's website
SN  - 019726607X
LA  - English
N1  - edited by Paul Collins and Charles Tripp
ID  - 885357329
ER  -