Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nations
Resource Information
The work Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nations represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Culver-Union Township Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
The Resource
Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nations
Resource Information
The work Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nations represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Culver-Union Township Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Label
- Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nations
- Title remainder
- queen of the desert, shaper of nations
- Statement of responsibility
- Georgina Howell
- Subject
-
- Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926
- trueBell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926
- trueBiographies
- Colonial administrators -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueColonial administrators -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Colonial administrators -- Middle East -- Biography
- trueHistory Writing -- Women's History
- trueHistory writing -- Middle East
- trueLife stories -- People in history
- trueMiddle East -- History -- 20th century
- Women Asianists -- Biography
- trueWomen archaeologists
- Women archaeologists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueWomen travelers
- trueWomen travelers -- Middle East -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- She has been called the female Lawrence of Arabia, which, while not inaccurate, fails to give Gertrude Bell her due. She was at one time the most powerful woman in the British Empire: a nation builder, the driving force behind the creation of modern-day Iraq. Born into privilege in 1868, Bell turned her back on Victorian society, choosing to read history at Oxford and going on to become an archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, and mountaineer. She traveled the globe several times, but her passion was the desert--her vast knowledge of the region made her indispensable to the British government during World War I. As an army major on the front lines in Mesopotamia, she supported the creation of an autonomous Arab nation for Iraq, promoting and manipulating the election of King Faisal to the throne and helping to draw the borders of the fledgling state.--From publisher description
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2008.
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
-
- 956/.02092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DA566.9.B39
- LC item number
- H69 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Target audience
- adult
Context
Context of Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nationsWork of
No resources found
No enriched resources found
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.culver.lib.in.us/resource/ohFDfXwgApQ/" typeof="CreativeWork http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Work"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.culver.lib.in.us/resource/ohFDfXwgApQ/">Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nations</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.culver.lib.in.us/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.culver.lib.in.us/">Culver-Union Township Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Work Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nations
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.culver.lib.in.us/resource/ohFDfXwgApQ/" typeof="CreativeWork http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Work"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.culver.lib.in.us/resource/ohFDfXwgApQ/">Gertrude Bell : queen of the desert, shaper of nations</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.culver.lib.in.us/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.culver.lib.in.us/">Culver-Union Township Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>