Daughters of Britannia: The Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wives

Daughters of Britannia: The Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wives

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作者: Katie Hickman 著

出版社: Harper Collins

出版时间: 2002-08

ISBN: 9780060934231

定价: 125.70

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 368页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

Inanabsorbingmixtureofpoignantbiographyandwonderfullyentertainingsocialhistory,DaughtersofBritanniaoffersthestoryofdiplomaticlifeasithasneverbeentoldbefore.LadyMaryWortleyMontagu,VitaSackville-West,andLadyDianaCooperareamongthewell-knownwivesofdiplomatswhorepresentedBritaininthefar-flungcornersoftheglobe.Yet,despiteservingsuchcrucialroles,thevastmajorityofthesewomenareentirelyunknowntohistory.Drawingonletters,privatejournals,andmemoirs,aswellascontemporaryoralhistory,KatieHickmanexploresnotonlythepublicpompandglamourofdiplomaticlifebutalsothemostintimate,privatefaceofthismostfascinatingandmysteriousworld.Touchingonthelivesofnearly100diplomaticwives(aswellassistersanddaughters),DaughtersofBritanniaisabrilliantandcompellingaccountofmorethanthreecenturiesofBritishdiplomacyasseenthroughtheeyesofsomeofitsmostintrepidbutleastheraldedparticipants. KatieHickmanwasbornintoadiplomaticfamilyin1960andhasspentmorethantwenty-fiveyearslivingabroadinEurope,theFarEastandLatinAmerica.Sheistheauthorofthreepreviousbooks:ATriptotheLightFantastic--TravelswithaMexicanCircus,whichwasoneoftheIndependent's1993BooksoftheYearandwasshort-listedforthe1994ThomasCookTravelBookAward;TheQuetzalSummer,anovelsetintheAndes,forwhichshewasshort-listedforthe1993SundayTimesYoungBritishWriteroftheYearAward;andDreamsofthePeacefulDragon--aJourneyintoBhutan.SheisfeaturedintheOxfordUniversityPressguidetowomentravellers,WaywardWomen.
内容简介:
Inanabsorbingmixtureofpoignantbiographyandwonderfullyentertainingsocialhistory,DaughtersofBritanniaoffersthestoryofdiplomaticlifeasithasneverbeentoldbefore.LadyMaryWortleyMontagu,VitaSackville-West,andLadyDianaCooperareamongthewell-knownwivesofdiplomatswhorepresentedBritaininthefar-flungcornersoftheglobe.Yet,despiteservingsuchcrucialroles,thevastmajorityofthesewomenareentirelyunknowntohistory.Drawingonletters,privatejournals,andmemoirs,aswellascontemporaryoralhistory,KatieHickmanexploresnotonlythepublicpompandglamourofdiplomaticlifebutalsothemostintimate,privatefaceofthismostfascinatingandmysteriousworld.Touchingonthelivesofnearly100diplomaticwives(aswellassistersanddaughters),DaughtersofBritanniaisabrilliantandcompellingaccountofmorethanthreecenturiesofBritishdiplomacyasseenthroughtheeyesofsomeofitsmostintrepidbutleastheraldedparticipants.
作者简介:
KatieHickmanwasbornintoadiplomaticfamilyin1960andhasspentmorethantwenty-fiveyearslivingabroadinEurope,theFarEastandLatinAmerica.Sheistheauthorofthreepreviousbooks:ATriptotheLightFantastic--TravelswithaMexicanCircus,whichwasoneoftheIndependent's1993BooksoftheYearandwasshort-listedforthe1994ThomasCookTravelBookAward;TheQuetzalSummer,anovelsetintheAndes,forwhichshewasshort-listedforthe1993SundayTimesYoungBritishWriteroftheYearAward;andDreamsofthePeacefulDragon--aJourneyintoBhutan.SheisfeaturedintheOxfordUniversityPressguidetowomentravellers,WaywardWomen.

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