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Lawrence wrote two major works, each very different. Both have achieved widespread recognition.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom describes Lawrence's experiences while serving as a liaison officer with the rebel forces during the Arab Revolt of 1916-18. The book exists in two texts. The earlier, completed in 1922, runs to 334,500 words. Sometimes called the "Oxford" text, it remained unpublished until 1997. From this 1922 text Lawrence made a revised abridgement, cutting the length down to 250,500 words. He issued this abridgement in a private edition for subscribers in 1926. After his death in 1935, it was published for general circulation. It has since become a world classic, and was the principal source for David Lean's film Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Well over a million copies have been sold, and the book has been translated into many languages. Revolt in the Desert is, in Bernard Shaw's words, an "abridgement of an abridgement" of the original 1922 Seven Pillars. It was published in 1927 in order to pay off debts that Lawrence had incurred while producing the lavishly illustrated subscribers' Seven Pillars. Revolt was very successful, but was superseded when the whole subscribers' text was published for general circulation in 1935. There have, nevertheless, been a number of recent editions. There is a more detailed account of the 1922 Seven Pillars text on the Castle Hill Press website.
The Mint, a much shorter book than Seven Pillars, is in three parts. The first two describe Lawrence's experiences as an enlisted recruit in the RAF in 1922. The third part describes a later period of his service life, when he was serving at the RAF Cadet College, Cranwell, in 1925 and 1926. This book too has been translated into several languages.
The Foundations of the Arab Revolt
Seven Pillars begins with an overview of Arab history, starting with a short description of the Moslem conquest in the seventh century, and outlining events through the Arab's eventual overthrown by the Turks in the eleventh century. The Turkish empire were still overlords in Arabia during the First World War, and allied with the Germans against Britain and France. In 1916 Sherif Hussein of Mecca, (leader of the Arabs) declared a rebellion against the Turks.
Lawrence Goes To MeccaLawrence was sent to Mecca by the British military command in Cairo to conduct a fact-finding mission. The quality of his reports and the strong relationships he formed with the Arab leaders led to his ultimate assignment as British liaison officer, serving with forces of Emir Feisal, one of Hussein's four sons. Lawrence describes Feisal as the only Arab leader with the "necessary fire" to successfully lead the revolt.
The Arab RevoltLawrence chronicles the Arab revolt starting with his 1916 mission to Mecca. He describes his efforts to help Feisal unify the feuding Arab tribes against the Turks. He recounts missions of up to 1000 miles a month on camel back, traversing the harshest desert terrain through extremes of cold and heat. He describes several successful guerrilla campaigns against the Turkish railroad that played a key role in the ultimate victory.
Lawrence profiles British leaders including General Sir Edmund Allenby, the brilliant Commander-in-Chief of British forces in Egypt and Palestine in 1917 and 18. He compares the British "regulars," disciplined professional soldiers fighting for duty and empire, and the Arab "irregulars," undisciplined amateur soldiers fighting for freedom and the spoils of war. Seven Pillars ends with the Arab army's victorious capture of Damascus, but that's not the end of the story.
Hidden AgendaDuring his years in Arabia Lawrence rode the razors edge between his duty to the British empire, and his moral duty to Feisal and the cause of Arab independence. The British military leadership believed an Arab uprising against the Turks would aid their war with Turkey's ally, Germany. Arab leaders were lead to believe the British were sincere in their desire to free the Arab people from the Turkish yoke. Unfortunately for the Arabs, the British agenda was governed by the politics of empire, not the aspirations of the Arab people. Several times in Seven Pillars Lawrence expresses his shame at dealing with the Arabs under false pretenses.
Nach Ansicht von Grass ist der Terrorismus eine Konsequenz des Zorns und des Hasses der so genannten Dritten Welt auf den Überfluss der ersten Welt. Er forderte eine "Weltordnung, bei der die entwickelten und unterentwickelten Länder am gleichen Tisch sitzen und sich die Rohstoffe, die Technologien und das Kapital dieser Welt in der gerechtesten Weise teilen."
Nobelpristagaren i litteratur 1999
har skrivit den 7 april 2003 om att han tackar Schröder och Fischer, att han är stolt över att vara medborgare i ett land som är mot angreppskrig och som är för freden.även nobelpristagaren år 2005
Harold Pinter har starkt tagit ställning mot de amerikanska bombningarna på Balkan samt mot alla imperalistiska angreppskrig för oljans skull. :)jag är stolt över det modiga valet av årets nobelpristagare - de flesta av senare års pristagare har varit personer som gjort insatser för världsfreden.
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