Muammar Qaddafi / by Sheila Wyborny and Viqi Wagner.
Material type:
TextSeries: People in the news (San Diego, Calif.)Publication details: Detroit : Lucent Books/Gale, Cengage Learning, c2013.Description: 112 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 24 cmISBN: - 1420507591 (hardcover)
- 9781420507591 (hardcover)
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Qaddafi, M. W976 | Available | 33111007045160 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This biography covers the life and political actions of Muammar Qaddafi, the former dictator of Libya. Qaddafi was one of the most famous, and famously bizarre, political leaders of the modern age. Throughout 2011, he was frequently in the news during the uprising of the Libyan people against his dictatorship. This book discusses Qaddafi's quest for power and influence in world politics, his desire to earn a place in history as a great man, as well as his aptitude for reinventing himself again and again. Particular attention is given to explaining the impact that Qaddafi's political experiments had on the people of Libya. Readers will learn about Qaddafi's childhood, rise to power, and merciless downfall as well as some of Libya's cultural and political history.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Who Was the Real Qaddafi? -- A Child of Poverty in a Family of Wanderers -- The Making of a Revolutionary -- Building a Dictatorship -- Rogue Leader of a Rogue Nation -- Qaddafi Comes In from the Cold -- The Bloody End of a Tyrant -- Important Dates.