As head of state, Qaddafi has combined Arab nationalism and Islamic orthodoxy into a stridently anti-Western stance.
About the Series: This series offers absorbing accounts of the leaders whose ideas and actions have changed the course of history. Each text examines the person's life in the context of the politics of the time. The quality of the series is ensured by consulting editor Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Albert M. Schweitzer Professor of the Humanities, City University of New York; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History and Biography.
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