Gaddafi: Voice From the Desert by Mirella Bianco. First English Edition, 1975. Published by Longman Publishing Group. Hardcover with dust jacket, 197 pages. Approx. 9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches. Translated from the original French.
This rare volume presents an early portrait of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s controversial leader, capturing both his revolutionary ideology and carefully constructed image during the 1970s. A scarce Cold War–era publication, seldom found in English.
Highlights:
First English Edition, 1975
Hardcover with dust jacket
Documents the early political philosophy and public persona of Muammar Gaddafi
Rare collectible of Cold War and Middle Eastern political history
Historical & Cultural Notes:
Tent Diplomacy: Gaddafi became famous for preferring to stay in Bedouin-style tents during international visits, earning him the nickname “The Tent King.”
Amazonian Guard: His female bodyguards, highly trained in martial arts and firearms, became part of his international image of strength and defiance.
Fashion & Persona: Known for eccentric uniforms, sunglasses, and elaborate propaganda, Gaddafi cultivated a powerful cult of personality.
The Great Man-Made River: One of his ambitious projects, promoted as a “river beneath the desert,” aimed to irrigate Libya’s arid regions.
Bedouin Heritage: Gaddafi consistently highlighted his roots to contrast simplicity and tradition against his authoritarian rule.
A fascinating combination of Cold War political artifact and Middle Eastern history, this book is valued by collectors of 20th-century political movements, African leaders, and controversial world figures.
Political history, Cold War history, Middle Eastern history, Libyan history, African politics, revolutionary movements, 20th-century political leaders, Cold War Africa, dictatorships, autocracy studies, propaganda and mythmaking, cult of personality, international relations, revolutionary ideology, Bedouin heritage, Cold War diplomacy, political philosophy, controversial leaders, rare first edition books, Cold War ephemera, Middle Eastern studies, African studies, radical politics, biographies of world leaders
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