Gertrude Bell and Iraq a life and legacy 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. text bibliography conference publication biography Conference papers and proceedings. History. enk 2017 2017 First edition. monographic eng print xii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. "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. 1. Introduction / Paul Collins and Charles Tripp -- Part I: Gertrude Bell and the Ottoman Empire -- 2. Gertrude Bell and the Ottoman Empire / Peter Sluglett -- Part II: Gertrude Bell and archaeology -- 3. A critical examination of Gertrude Bell's contribution to archaeological research in central Asia Minor / Mark P. C. Jackson -- 4. 'Better than any ruined site in the world': Gertrude Bell and the ancient city of Assur / Lisa Cooper -- 5. What Gertrude Bell did for Islamic archaeology / Rosalind Wade Haddon -- Part III: Gertrude Bell -- a woman in a man's world -- 6. Gertrude Bell: pioneer, anti-suffragist, feminist icon? / Helen Berry -- 7. Fragments of a mirror: the writing of Gertrude Bell / Tamara Chalabi -- Part IV: Gertrude Bell and the making of the Iraqi state -- 8. Gertrude Bell's perception of Faisal I of Iraq and the Anglo-Arab romance / Myriam Yakoubi -- 9. Gertrude Bell and the formation of the Iraqi state: the Kurdish dimension / Saad B. Eskander -- Part V: Gertrude Bell and Iraqi heritage -- 10. Gertrude Bell and the antiquities law of Iraq / Magnus T. Bernhardsson -- 11. Gertrude Bell and the evolution of the library tradition in Iraq / Ian Johnson -- 12. Gertrude Bell in the Archive of the Iraq Museum / Lamia al-Gailani Werr -- Appendix: A tribute to Gertrude Bell -- 'In memoriam: Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell (14 July 1868-12 July 1926)' / Janet E. Courtney (née Hogarth), introduced by Moayad Hanoush. edited by Paul Collins and Charles Tripp. "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."--Page xiii. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-uk--- a-iq--- Bell, Gertrude Lowthian 1868-1926 Congresses Bell, Gertrude Lowthian 1868-1926 Bell, Gertrude Lowthian 1868-1926 Bell, Gertrude Lowthian 1868-1926 Women Arabists Great Britain Biography Congresses Arabists Great Britain Biography Congresses Women colonial administrators Great Britain Biography Congresses Colonial administrators Great Britain Biography Congresses Women archaeologists Great Britain Biography Congresses Archaeologists Great Britain Biography Congresses Travel writers Great Britain Biography Congresses Iraq Politics and government 1921-1958 Congresses Iraq History Hashemite Kingdom, 1921-1958 Congresses Arabists Archaeologists Colonial administrators Politics and government Travel writers Women Arabists Women archaeologists Women colonial administrators Great Britain Iraq Archäologie Orientalists Great Britain Congresses 1921-1958 fast DS61.7.B37 G47 2017 AS122 .L5 v.205, 2017 956/.02092 Proceedings of the British Academy ; 205 019726607X 9780197266076 YDX 161031 20171016123506.0 in00003855257 eng