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Improbable Women : Five Who Explored the Middle East /
Cotterman situates their lives against a backdrop of the Middle Eastern history that was the setting for their adventures. Divided into six sections, one devoted to Zenobia and one focused on each of the five women, Improbable Women is a fascinating glimpse into the experiences and characters of the...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Syracuse, New York :
Syracuse University Press,
2013.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 490 | 0 | |a Contemporary Issues in the Middle East | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Augusta Zenobia: 241-275 -- Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope: 1776-1839 -- Lady Jane Elizabeth Digby el Mesrab: 1807-1881 -- Isabel Arundell Burton: 1831-1896 -- Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell: 1868-1926 -- Freya Madeline Stark: 1893-1993. | |
| 520 | |a Cotterman situates their lives against a backdrop of the Middle Eastern history that was the setting for their adventures. Divided into six sections, one devoted to Zenobia and one focused on each of the five women, Improbable Women is a fascinating glimpse into the experiences and characters of these intelligent, open-minded, and free-spirited explorers."--Pub. desc | ||
| 520 | |a "Zenobia was the third-century Syrian queen who rebelled against Roman rule. Before Emperor Aurelian prevailed against her forces, she had seized almost one-third of the Roman Empire. Today, her legend attracts thousands of visitors to her capital, Palmyra, one of the great ruined cities of the ancient world | ||
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