Narrates the story of the first year of the Libyan Revolution, identifies its aims and considers if they have been achieved.
About the Author
Nicholas Hagger is a philosopher, cultural historian, man of letters and poet. He has lectured at the University of Baghdad and the University of Libya, Tripoli and has been a Professor at three universities in Japan. He has written articles for the London Times and other leading newspapers. He is an authority on revolution. He was the first Westener to witness China's Cultural Revolution, and was an eyewitness of the Libyan Revolution. He drove to work on the morning of 1st September 1969, and had to drive back home through the advancing revolutionary forces. He has written about the main revolutions in The Secret History of the West and The Syndicate, and has also written The Last Tourist in Iran.