Research Catalog

Title

Gertrude Bell and Iraq : a life and legacy / edited by Paul Collins and Charles Tripp.

Publication

Oxford ; New York, NY : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2017.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Collins, Paul (Paul Thomas)
• Tripp, Charles
• British Institute for the Study of Iraq, organizer.
• British Academy, organizer.
• University of Newcastle. Gertrude Bell Archive, organizer.

Description

xii, 309 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"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.

Series Statement

Proceedings of the British Academy ; 205

Uniform Title

Proceedings of the British Academy ; 205.

Subjects

• Travel writers > Great Britain > Biography > Congresses
• Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926 > Congresses
• Women Arabists > Great Britain > Biography > Congresses
• Iraq > History > Hashemite Kingdom, 1921-1958 > Congresses
• Women archaeologists > Great Britain > Biography > Congresses
• Colonial administrators > Great Britain > Biography > Congresses
• Arabists > Great Britain > Biography > Congresses
• Women colonial administrators > Great Britain > Biography > Congresses
• Archaeologists > Great Britain > Biography > Congresses
• Iraq > Politics and government > 1921-1958 > Congresses

Note

• "The papers presented in this collection have their origins in a conference on Gertrude Bell that took place on 12-13 September 2013 and was jointly organised by the British Institute for the Study of Iraq and the British Academy, in partnership with the Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University." -- p. xiii.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 17-5657

ISBN

• 019726607X
• 9780197266076

OCLC

961408325

Title

Gertrude Bell and Iraq : a life and legacy / edited by Paul Collins and Charles Tripp.

Publisher

Oxford ; New York, NY : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2017.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Proceedings of the British Academy ; 205

Proceedings of the British Academy ; 205.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Collins, Paul (Paul Thomas), editor.

Tripp, Charles, editor.

British Institute for the Study of Iraq, organizer.

British Academy, organizer.

University of Newcastle. Gertrude Bell Archive, organizer.

Research Call Number

JFE 17-5657