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Sandstorm: Libya In The Time Of Revolution
Lindsey Hilsum
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Synopsis
Over a quarter century, the renowned British international correspondent Lindsey Hilsum has covered crisis and conflict around the world. In February 2011, at the first stirrings of revolt, she went to Libya, and began to chronicle the personal stories of people living through a time of unprecedented danger and opportunity. She reported the progress of the revolution on the ground, from the conflict of the early months, through the toppling of Gaddafi’s regime and his savage death in the desert. InSandstorm, she tells the full story of the events of the revolution within a rich context of Libya’s history of colonialism, monarchy and dictatorship, and explores what the future of Libya holds. Sandstormfollows the stories of six individuals, taking us inside Gaddafi’s Libya as events unfold, change accelerates, and those who had never before dared to speak, tell their stories for the first time. We see the dynamics of the insurrection both from inside the regime and through the eyes of the men and women who found themselves starting a revolution. Woven into her account is a revelatory expos
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9781594205064
- Category:
- Ancient Near East
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 2012-05-31
- Publisher:
- PENGUIN PRESS
- Country of origin:
- USA
- Pages:
- 320
- Weight:
- 585g
- Suggested Reading Age:
- 18
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