Libya since 1969 : Qadhafi's revolution revisited
"Since 1969 Libya has been a consistent thorn in the side of the United States and of the West. This volume traces the emergence of Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi and his fellow officers within Libya's political system and details the ideological background that provided the energy for the country's self-styled revolution. It further chronicles how oil revenues fueled the regime's ambitions and how the country's increasing international isolation eventually tempered the revolution, resulting in Qadhafi's decision in December 2003 to rejoin the international community by agreeing to put a halt to his efforts at obtaining weapons of mass destruction. The final section of the book speculates in part on where Libya may now be heading after almost four decades of revolution and authoritarian rule."--Book cover
ix, 267 pages ; 22 cm
9780230607651, 9780230613867, 9780230337503, 0230607659, 0230613861, 0230337503
181368897
Introduction
Libya's revolution in perspective : 1969-2000 / Dirk Vandewalle
Formal and informal authority in Libya since 1969 / Hanspeter Mattes
Qadhafi and political Islam in Libya / Alison Pargeter
Political elites in Libya since 1969 / Amal S.M. Obeidi
The Libyan economy in transition : opportunities and challenges / Ronald Bruce St John
The future of the U.S.-Libyan commercial relationship / Ethan D. Chorin
Libya and its North African policy / John P. Entelis
Prodigal or pariah? Foreign policy in Libya / George Joffé
Libya in the new millennium / Dirk Vandewalle
Postscript : Libya as Harbinger? The U.S.-Libyan rapprochement / Jon B. Alterman