T. E. Lawrence and the Character of the Arabs

From: The Virginia Quarterly Review | Date: October 1, 2004| Author: Meyers, Jeffrey | Copyright information

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In a letter of December 1910, the young T. E. Lawrence defined civilization as "the power of appreciating the character and achievements of peoples in a different stage than ourselves." No Englishman had a greater understanding of the past glory of Arab civilization and the modern contrast between nomads and city folk; of the desert tribes and customs; of homosexuality and asceticism, fanaticism and religion; of the Bedouin methods of warfare, their blood feuds, bribery, plunder, and...

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