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In search of kings and conquerors : Gertrude Bell and the archaeology of the Middle East / Lisa Cooper.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2016Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 314 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780857728050
  • 0857728059
  • 9781350986800
  • 1350986801
  • 9780857728968
  • 0857728962
Other title:
  • Gertrude Bell and the archaeology of the Middle East
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: In search of kings and conquerors.DDC classification:
  • 956.02092 23
LOC classification:
  • CC101.M628 C66 2016eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Author bio; Endorsement; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Early Life and First Steps in Archaeology; 2. Euphrates Journey; 3. Ukhaidir -- Desert Splendour; 4. Encounters in the Heart of Mesopotamia; 5. Further Travels and Archaeological Research, 1910 -- 14; 6. Mesopotamia and Iraq -- Past and Present Entwined; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover; Untitled.
Subject: At the height of her career, Bell journeyed into the heart of the Middle East retracing the steps of the ancient rulers who left tangible markers of their presence in the form of castles, palaces, mosques, tombs and temples. Among the many sites she visited were Ephesus, Binbirkilise and Carchemish in modern-day Turkey, as well as Ukhaidir, Babylon and Najaf within the borders of modern Iraq. Lisa Cooper here explores Bell's achievements, emphasizing the tenacious, inquisitive side of her extraordinary personality, the breadth of her knowledge and her overall contribution to the archaeology of the Middle East. Featuring many of Bell's own photographs, this is a unique portrait of a remarkable life.
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At the height of her career, Bell journeyed into the heart of the Middle East retracing the steps of the ancient rulers who left tangible markers of their presence in the form of castles, palaces, mosques, tombs and temples. Among the many sites she visited were Ephesus, Binbirkilise and Carchemish in modern-day Turkey, as well as Ukhaidir, Babylon and Najaf within the borders of modern Iraq. Lisa Cooper here explores Bell's achievements, emphasizing the tenacious, inquisitive side of her extraordinary personality, the breadth of her knowledge and her overall contribution to the archaeology of the Middle East. Featuring many of Bell's own photographs, this is a unique portrait of a remarkable life.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-306) and index.

Print version record.

Cover; Author bio; Endorsement; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Early Life and First Steps in Archaeology; 2. Euphrates Journey; 3. Ukhaidir -- Desert Splendour; 4. Encounters in the Heart of Mesopotamia; 5. Further Travels and Archaeological Research, 1910 -- 14; 6. Mesopotamia and Iraq -- Past and Present Entwined; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover; Untitled.

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