Playing the Game: Western Women in Arabia

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.

Author: Penelope Tuson

Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company

Publication Date: Dec 19, 2003

Number of Pages: 288 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1860649335

ISBN-13: 9781860649332