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Libya : the rise and fall of Qaddafi / Alison Pargeter.

By: Publication details: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2012.Description: 289 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780300139327 :
  • 0300139322 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DT236.Q26 P27 2012
Contents:
Land of the conquered -- Ripe for revolution -- The rise of the Jamahiriyah -- Jamahiriyah in practice : a revolutionary decade -- Foreign adventurism -- Jamahiriyah in crisis -- The chimera of reform -- A new dawn.
Summary: Muammar Qaddafi's eccentric leadership as the Libya's "Brother Leader", his repressive regime, sponsorship of terrorist violence, unique vision of the state, and relentless hold on power all seem implausibly extreme. This book documents the extraordinary reality of Qaddafi's rise and 42-year reign.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-279) and index.

Land of the conquered -- Ripe for revolution -- The rise of the Jamahiriyah -- Jamahiriyah in practice : a revolutionary decade -- Foreign adventurism -- Jamahiriyah in crisis -- The chimera of reform -- A new dawn.

Muammar Qaddafi's eccentric leadership as the Libya's "Brother Leader", his repressive regime, sponsorship of terrorist violence, unique vision of the state, and relentless hold on power all seem implausibly extreme. This book documents the extraordinary reality of Qaddafi's rise and 42-year reign.

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