Size: 17.5×12.5cm./6.8×4.9inch.
Weight: 303gr./10.6oz.
Year: 1984
Pages: 286
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Green book written by Muammar Gaddafi, Libya, 1984. In the Arabic language.
The Green Book is a short book setting out the political philosophy of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The book was first published in 1975. The Green Book rejects both capitalism and communism, as well as representative democracy. Instead, it proposes a type of direct democracy overseen by the General People’s Committee which allows direct political participation for all adult citizens.
It was “intended to be read by all people”. It is said to have been inspired in part by The Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung). Both were widely distributed both inside and outside their country of origin, and “written in a simple, understandable style with many memorable slogans”. During the Libyan Civil War, copies of the book were burned by anti-Gaddafi demonstrators.