The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia

The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia
Gertrude Bell (Author), Rosemary O'Brien (Introduction)
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Syria

A seeming contradiction, Gertrude Bell was both a proper Victorian and an intrepid explorer of the Arabian wilderness. She was a close friend of T. E. Lawrence, and played an important role in creating the modern map of the Middle East after World War I. The Desert and the Sown is a chronicle, illustrated by over 160 photos, of Bell's 1905 journey from Jericho to Antioch, a land of warring tribes under Turkish control.

• Rank: #49827 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.35" h x 5.43" w x .83" l, .96 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Between Arab and White: Race and Ethnicity in the Early Syrian American Diaspora (American Crossroads)

Between Arab and White: Race and Ethnicity in the Early Syrian American Diaspora (American Crossroads)
Sarah Gualtieri (Author)

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This multifaceted study of Syrian immigration to the United States places Syrians-- and Arabs more generally--at the center of discussions about race and racial formation from which they have long been marginalized. Between Arab and White focuses on the first wave of Arab immigration and settlement in the United States in the years before World War II, but also continues the story up to the present. It presents an original analysis of the ways in which people mainly from current day Lebanon and Syria--the largest group of Arabic-speaking immigrants before World War II--came to view themselves in racial terms and position themselves within racial hierarchies as part of a broader process of ethnic identity formation.

• Rank: #86470 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.02" h x .75" w x 5.98" l, .88 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 296 pages

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by Sarah Gualtieri - California-Princeton Fulfillment Services (2009) - Paperback - ISBN 0520255348 9780520255340

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Categories: Syrian Americans->History, United States->Race relations. Contributors: Sarah Gualtieri - Author. Format: Paperback

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Categories: Syrian Americans->History, United States->Race relations. Contributors: Sarah Gualtieri - Author. Format: Paperback