Improbable Women : Five Who Explored the Middle East /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cotterman, William W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2013.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Zenobia, > Queen of Palmyra.
Women travelers.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
TRAVEL > Asia > General.
Women travelers > Middle East > Biography.
Middle East.
Moyen-Orient > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Moyen-Orient > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Middle East > History > 19th century.
Middle East > History > 20th century.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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