Originally posted at another site when Gaddafi was still in power.
"Libya: From Colony to Independence" is a
book about the history of Libya, from earliest times until today. Or rather
2008, when the book was published. Naturally, the main chapters deal with
Gaddafi's weird and idiosyncratic regime.
The book could have needed better editing. The chronology isn't always clear, and the sheer mass of facts is sure to confuse the beginner. You probably need *some* kind of foreknowledge about Libya in order to really digest this work.
Still, it seems to be one of the few books that deal with Libyan history on a somewhat-basic level. You therefore probably can't do without it, if you want to study the Libyan revolution and its aftermath.
Of course, the main shortcoming of "Libya: From Colony to Independence" is that it never really explains what on earth makes Gaddafi tick. But then, nobody else seems to know that either...
The book could have needed better editing. The chronology isn't always clear, and the sheer mass of facts is sure to confuse the beginner. You probably need *some* kind of foreknowledge about Libya in order to really digest this work.
Still, it seems to be one of the few books that deal with Libyan history on a somewhat-basic level. You therefore probably can't do without it, if you want to study the Libyan revolution and its aftermath.
Of course, the main shortcoming of "Libya: From Colony to Independence" is that it never really explains what on earth makes Gaddafi tick. But then, nobody else seems to know that either...
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