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- Letters from Baghdad [videorecording] / by Krayenbühl, Sabine,film director.; Oelbaum, Zeva,film producer,film director.; Quaintance, Rob,film producer.; Swinton, Tilda,voice actor.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company,broadcaster.;
Tilda Swinton (voice ot Gertrude Bell).Gertrude Bell is sometimes called the female Lawrence of Arabia. Bell was an explorer, spy, archaeologist, and diplomat who helped shape the Middle East after World War I. Advisor to Winston Churchill and critic of colonial policies in Iraq, Bell was considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire. The film takes viewers into a past that is eerily current.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.- Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Biographical television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926.; Arabists; Archaeologists; Colonial administrators; Travel writers; Women Arabists; Women spies; Women archaeologists; Women colonial administrators;
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- The Middle East in the 20th Century. by Gearon, Eamonn,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Eamonn GearonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2021.Taught by author and Arabist Eamonn Gearon, these 24 enlightening lessons bring clarity to a convoluted, multifaceted story. From the end of the Ottoman Empire to the creation of Israel to the Arab Spring, this series is an absolute must for anyone who wants to understand our world today. Eamonn Gearon is a Professorial Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, in Washington DC. He received his M.A. in Near and Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, and has also taught at the American University in Cairo.Mr. Gearon is the cofounder and managing director of The Siwa Group, a specialist consultancy firm, where he trains U.S. Department of State officials, Department of Defense workers, and other U.S. government employees whose work takes them to, or is concerned with, North Africa and the Middle East.Mr. Gearon spent years living in, traveling, and exploring the Sahara. These days, he enjoys his role as a public speaker, whose presentations combine elements of Middle Eastern history and contemporary affairs. He is a distinguished speaker on Cunard's flagship Queen Mary 2 and other vessels.Mr. Gearon has published extensively on Middle Eastern history, culture, and contemporary politics. A regular reviewer for The Times Literary Supplement and other prestigious publications, he is also the author of The Sahara: A Cultural History. He has contributed to numerous other titles, including the Encyclopedia of African History (edited by Kevin Shillington), Meetings with Remarkable Muslims: A Collection of Travel Writing (edited by Barnaby Rogerson and Rose Baring), and Sahara Overland: A Route and Planning Guide.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Educational films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Instructional films.; Foreign study.; Middle East.; History.; Middle East--Politics and government.; Middle East--History.;
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