Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia

The Tragedy of Longevity

• Author(s): Derek Hopwood, Sue Mi Terry,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 170
• ISBN_10: 1349221775
  ISBN_13: 9781349221776
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Asia / General , History / Middle East / General , Political Science / General , Literary Criticism / General , History / General , Political Science / History & Theory ,

Description:... President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia was an Arab leader greatly admired in the West for his moderation and level headedness. He led his small country to independence after a prolonged struggle against the French coloniser. He suffered long periods of deprivation and imprisonment before he acceded to supreme rule. His country has much to thank him for but he ruled too long and ended his reign in the tragedy of senility and absolutism. This book is a sympathetic study of a long and fascinating life.