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Sandstorm : Libya in the time of revolution / Lindsey Hilsum.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Faber and Faber, 2012.Description: 288 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), mapISBN:
  • 9780571288045
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 525 DT 236 H655s 2012
Contents:
Prologue -- The people demand the fall of the regime -- The strange world of Muammar Gadaffi -- Subversives and stray dogs -- Massacre at Abu Salim -- That mad dog of the Middle East -- King of kings of Africa -- Sons and daughters -- Spies, diplomats and drones -- The battle for Tripoli -- After the revolution.
Summary: Describes the 2011 defeat of Libya's dictator Muammar Gadaffi by his own people, tracing the story of Gadaffi's regime from its early days of popular appeal to the fear and corruption of its final years from the perspectives of five Libyan rebels.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 525 DT 236 H655s 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000108921

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue -- The people demand the fall of the regime -- The strange world of Muammar Gadaffi -- Subversives and stray dogs -- Massacre at Abu Salim -- That mad dog of the Middle East -- King of kings of Africa -- Sons and daughters -- Spies, diplomats and drones -- The battle for Tripoli -- After the revolution.

Describes the 2011 defeat of Libya's dictator Muammar Gadaffi by his own people, tracing the story of Gadaffi's regime from its early days of popular appeal to the fear and corruption of its final years from the perspectives of five Libyan rebels.

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