Sandstorm - Rilegato

Lindsey Hilsum

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0571288030 ISBN 13: 9780571288038

Casa editrice: Faber and Faber, 2012

Riassunto

The overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi was a defining moment of the early twenty-first century. Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor for Channel 4 News, was an eyewitness to the revolution. In Sandstorm, she traces the history of Gaddafi's strange regime from its beginnings - when he had looks, charisma and popular appeal, and posed as a kind of socialist revolutionary - to the massacre at Abu Salim prison, and the paranoid, corrupt final state.

This is the Libyan revolution as it was made and lived; a narrative of how the people overcame fear and disillusionment to find the strength to rebel against years of terror and tragedy.

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Recensione:

'Hilsum, in her perceptive account of last year's revolution, argues convincingly that behind the buffoon, the haunting presence of Tripoli's Abu Salim prison was the true symbol of [Gaddafi's] abusive power.' --Graham Paterson, Sunday Times

'Hilsum has written a gripping account of the roots of revolution in Libya. Through extensive interviews with scores of Libyans before, during and after the conflict, she allows the people behind the revolution to tell their stories to the western reader. Her sharp analysis and careful piecing together of the story endow her work with qualities that will prove of lasting value to students of Libya's 2011 revolution.' --Eugene Rogan, Spectator

'A deeply moving account of the uprising against Gaddafi and a remarkable expose of the mad horrors perpetrated by his regime.' --William Dalrymple, The Herald Books of the Year

'[A] masterful account ... [Hilsum] produce[s] an account with historical depth to match dramatic reportage.' --Chris McGreal, Observer

'Hilsum has written a gripping account of the roots of revolution in Libya. Through extensive interviews with scores of Libyans before, during and after the conflict, she allows the people behind the revolution to tell their stories to the western reader. Her sharp analysis and careful piecing together of the story endow her work with qualities that will prove of lasting value to students of Libya's 2011 revolution.' --Eugene Rogan, Spectator

'[A] masterful account ... [Hilsum] produce[s] an account with historical depth to match dramatic reportage.' --Chris McGreal, Observer

Descrizione del libro:

The inside story of Gaddafi's regime from the award-winning Channel 4 and CNN journalist.

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• Editore: Faber and Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0571288030
• ISBN 13: 9780571288038
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320