Playing the game
the story of Western women in Arabia
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Word Count
66,500 words, Guess
Page Count
266 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3325077M
- ISBN-101860649335
- OCLC Control Number52231637
- OCLC Control Number710975979
- Library of Congress Control Number2004298421
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- Goodreads1532345
- LibraryThing4516374
Classifications
- DDC953.040820941
- LCCHQ1729.5 .T87 2003
Description
<">The lives of the Western women who lived, worked and travelled in Arabia in the first half of the 20th century have been largely ignored by historians. Penelope Tuson tells the stories of these women. Sometimes flamboyant and unconventional, sometimes conservative and conformist, all of them wanted in some way to be a part of British imperial life. Some were prepared to "play the game", others were not and could even be regarded as difficult and dangerous. "Playing the Game" explores how these women negotiated power and position in the Empire and how conventional female roles were defined by the masculine perspecitves and hierarchies of imperial authority, often with the collusion of the women themselves actively, but also sometimes despite their attempts to subvert the stereotypes.<">--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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