Setting the Desert on Fire
T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918
Published on 28. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
402 pages
978-0-393-33527-9 (ISBN)
Description
T. E. Lawrence's classic Seven Pillars of Wisdom made the Arab revolt a legend and helped turn him into the mythical "Lawrence of Arabia." Setting the Desert on Fire is both a masterly account of the intrigue behind the revolt and its startling consequences for the present-day Middle East and a portrait of Lawrence that brings fresh insight to the true nature of the master mythmaker.
Reviews / Votes
"A tightly-focused, fast-paced account...Mr. Barr's achievement is to tell Lawrence's story more clearly and objectively, helping to make sense of a complex war fought in an unfamiliar land and language." -- Adam Kirsch - New York Sun "[James] Barr has written a compact, scrupulously accurate chronicle of the revolt and Lawrence's role in it, utilizing previously unavailable archival material...An excellent general history of a widely misunderstood struggle that largely defined the shape of the modern Middle East." -- Booklist "Barr expertly navigates an intriguing landscape of shifting alliances and labyrinthine politics peopled with eccentric characters to demystify a fascinating legend." -- Publishers WeeklyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
31 photos; 3 maps
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-33527-9 (9780393335279)
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E-Book
02/2008
W. W. Norton & Company
€18.49
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Person
James Barr is the author of Setting the Desert on Fire. During the research for A Line in the Sand he was a Visiting Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford. He lives in London.