TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pargeter,Alison
TI  - Libya: the rise and fall of Qaddafi 
SN  - 9780300139327 :
AV  - DT236.Q26 P27 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New Haven [Conn.]
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Qaddafi, Muammar.
KW  - Qaddafi, Muammar
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Libya
KW  - Biography
KW  - Dictators
KW  - Political culture
KW  - History
KW  - Political persecution
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1969-
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -