Libya since 1969: Qadhafi's Revolution Revisited

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Springer, 2016 M04 30 - 267 pages
This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of Libya since the Qadhafi coup in 1969. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya, the impact of its self-styled revolution on Libyan society and economy.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
19692000
8
2 Formal and Informal Authority in Libya since 1969
55
3 Qadhafi and Political Islam in Libya
82
4 Political Elites in Libya since 1969
105
Opportunities and Challenges
127
6 The Future of the USLibyan Commercial Relationship
153
7 Libya and Its North African Policy
172
8 Prodigal or Pariah? Foreign Policy in Libya
191
9 Libya in the New Millennium
214
Libya as Harbinger? The USLibyan Rapprochement
239
Bibliography
249
Index
258
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DIRK VANDEWALLE is Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, USA.

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