A collection of essays examines the nation of Libya, its human rights record, the tyrannical reign of Muammar Qaddafi, and what the international community should do about the insurgency.
Libya is teetering on the edge of collapse, having become a new safe haven for transnational terrorist organizations and an epicenter of the Mediterranean refugee crisis. Few could have imagined that
Libya is teetering on the edge of collapse, having become a new safe haven for transnational terrorist organizations and an epicenter of the Mediterranean refugee crisis. Few could have imagined that
Provides information on the African country, including its rule under Mu'ammar al-Gadhafi, its economic isolation from the rest of the world during the end of the twentieth century, and Gadhafi's supp
John Wright's concise history of Libya begins in the prehistoric Sahara and concludes with the bloody overthrow of the Gadafi regime and the emergence of a "new" Libya in 2011. After surveying the sto
This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of from the Qadhafi coup in 1969 through the civil war in 2011. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of t
Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sen
How are legitimacy and alienation related? When citizens withdraw their loyalty from their political regime and leaders, they highlight their alienation. The link between legitimacy and alienation is
Petroleum Geology of Libya, Second Edition, systematically reviews the plate tectonics, structural evolution, stratigraphy, geochemistry, and petroleum systems of Libya, and provides valuable new data
This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of Libya covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cros
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. F
This book examines the socioeconomic and political development of Libya since independence in 1951 with a focus on the four decades of revolutionary rule which began in 1969. Following a brief look at
This book examines the socioeconomic and political development of Libya since independence in 1951 with a focus on the four decades of revolutionary rule which began in 1969. Following a brief look at
Why has Libya fallen apart since 2011? The world has largely given up trying to understand how the revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi has left the country a failed state and a major security head
Covers Libyan history from the prehistoric period through the Phoenician, Roman, and Islamic/Ottoman periods to Italian colonization, independence, and the 2011 uprising and civil war.• Includes a tim
This narrative chronicles Libya's, and to a vast extent Muammar Gaddafi's, remarkable past, meteoric rise to prominence, convoluted reign, and introduces potential scenarios that may play out in the n
There have been few studies of Arab countries that have dealt with political culture and political socialisation or focused on people's beliefs, values and attitudes towards their government or politi
Treating the geology of the neighboring North African countries as one entity, Tawadros, a geological consultant based in Calgary, Canada. He uses exclusively published information rather than his own
Second edition of the provocative study analyzing the social, cultural, and historical roots of modern Libya. Second edition of the provocative study analyzing the social, cultural, and historical
This book argues that the 1986 American bombing of Libya represented an act of desperation by then-president Ronald Reagan in order to salvage American credibility in the Arab world. The author assert
"The musical tradition of ma'lauf is believed to have reached North Africa with Muslim and Jewish refugees escaping the Christian reconquista of Spain between the tenth and seventeenth centuries. Alth
