Lady Anne Blunt in the Middle East: Travel, Politics and the Idea of Empire

by Lisa Lacy

Book Overview

Lady Anne Blunt was a woman ahead of her time. After marrying the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt in 1869, the pair travelled extensively in the Middle East, developing an especial fondness for the region and its people. In this book, Lisa Lacy explores the life, travels and political ideas of Lady Anne. With a broad knowledge of the Arab world, she challenged prevailing assumptions and, as a result of her aristocratic heritage, exerted strong influence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755600940
• ISBN13: 9780755600946
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"