While not discounting the contributions of traders and invaders to Libya's history, this book, unlike others, identifies and traces the histories of indigenous Libyans, showcasing their achievements while situating them within the broader ...
Since 1969 when Colonel Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi came to power through a military coup, Libya has been the focus of a great deal of attention.
Understanding Libya Since Gaddafi is an original blend of personal anecdote and nuanced Libyan history.
The book, which was originally published in 2006, traces the country's history back to the 1900s, through the Italian occupation in the early twentieth century, the Sanusi monarchy and, thereafter, to the revolution of 1969 and the ...
Brian L. Davis, Qaddafi, Terrorism, and the Origins of the U.S. Attack on Libya (New York: Praeger, 1990), 35; Dirk Vandewalle, Libya Since Independence: Oil and State-Building (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1998), 113; ...
Following the Libyan government's December 2003 decision to eliminate its weapons of mass destruction and long range missile programs, a number of bilateral diplomatic exchanges have taken place, and the termination of U.S. economic ...
This book offers a novel, incisive and wide-ranging account of Libya's '17 February Revolution' by tracing how critical towns, communities and political groups helped to shape its course. Each community, whether geographical (e.g.
Libya and the United States, Two Centuries of Strife. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002. Stefano, Maggi. "The railways of Italian Africa: Economic, social and strategic features." Journal of Transport History 18, no.
The significance of this book is that it assesses the influence of state ideology on the new generation of Libyans, and examines their political culture.
This book examines the socioeconomic and political development of Libya from earliest times to the present, concentrating in particular on the four decades of revolutionary rule which began in 1969.