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Gertrude Bell: her work and influence in the Near East, 1914-19261160 views
Author
Marshall, Caroline Terrell, , University of Virginia
Advisors
Hale, O. J., University of Virginia
Abstract
This dissertation proposes to trace the influence of one Englishwoman, Gertrude Bell, in Great Britain's relations with the Middle Eastern provinces of the collapsing Ottoman Empire during and immediately following the First World War. It is more specifically concerned with her role in the establishment of the modern state of Iraq where for one brief time, from October 1920 to August 1921, she was the dominant political figure.
Degree
PHD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Keywords
Gertrude Bell; Ottoman Empire
Notes
Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.
Thesis originally deposited on 2016-03-14 in version 1.28 of Libra. This thesis was migrated to Libra2 on 2017-03-23 16:34:16.
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Marshall, Caroline Terrell. Gertrude Bell: her work and influence in the Near East, 1914-1926. University of Virginia, , PHD (Doctor of Philosophy), 1968-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3MM03.
