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In the wake of the civil war and Qadhafi's demise, the time is ripe for a new edition of Dirk Vandewalle's classic history of Libya. 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 accession of Qadhafi. The following chapters analyse the economics and politics of Qadhafi's revolution, offering insights into the man and his ideology as reflected in his Green Book. The new edition covers the intervening years, since 2005, when, courted by the West, Qadhafi came in from the cold. At home, though, his people were disillusioned, and economic liberalization came too late to forestall revolution. In an epilogue, the author reflects upon Qadhafi's premiership and the legacy he leaves behind.
Chapter
Introduction: Libya, the enigmatic oil state
CHAPTER 1: “A tract which is wholly sand . . .” Herodotus
THE OTTOMAN PERIOD AND THE SANUSIYYA
EUROPEAN INTRUSIONS AND THE YOUNG TURK REVOLT
CHAPTER 2: Italy’s Fourth Shore and decolonization, 1911–1950
THE ITALIAN OCCUPATION, 1911–1923
FASCISM AND THE ITALIAN SETTLER COLONY
WORLD WAR II, ITALY’S DEFEAT, AND THE GREAT POWER DELIBERATIONS
LEGACIES AT THE EVE OF INDEPENDENCE
CHAPTER 3: The Sanusi monarchy as accidental state, 1951–1969
POLITICS OF AVOIDANCE: THE RELUCTANT MONARCHY
THE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES OF THE FIRST DECADE
THE UNIFICATION OF THE KINGDOM
THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF OIL AND THE EARLY SEEDS OF REVOLUTION
THE MONARCHY IN PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER 4: A Libyan sandstorm: from monarchy to republic, 1969–1973
LIBYA’S YOUNG REVOLUTIONARIES
POPULAR REVOLUTION, PARTICIPATION, AND LEGITIMACY
CHARISMA AND RHETORIC AS MOBILIZATIONAL TOOLS
OIL AND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
THE REVOLUTION ON THE EVE OF THE 1973 OIL CRISIS
CHAPTER 5: The Green Book’s stateless society, 1973–1986
REVOLUTIONARIES, TECHNOCRATS, AND "THE GREEN BOOK" AS POLITICAL PRIMER
"THE GREEN BOOK’S” ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DIRECTIVES
THE REVOLUTIONARY SOCIETY
SYMBOLS, MYTHS, ISLAM, AND OPPOSITION
TERRORISM, ADVENTURISM, AND CONFRONTATION WITH THE WEST
THE REVOLUTIONARY DECADE REVISITED
CHAPTER 6: The limits of the revolution, 1986–2000
CURTAILING REVOLUTIONARY ENERGY
“THE GREAT GREEN CHARTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS”
PROTECTING THE REGIME: FORMAL AND INFORMAL MEANS OF POWER AND CONTROL
THE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AND THEIR IMPACT
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AND OIL POLICIES
ATTEMPTS AT ECONOMIC REFORM
THE LESSONS OF FAILED REFORMS
CONFRONTATION, TERRORISM, AND SANCTIONS
CHAPTER 7: Reconciliation, civil war, and fin de régime, 2003–2011
PRAGMATISM, ECONOMIC REFORM, AND POLITICAL REALITY
FROM ARAB SOCIALISM TO PAN-AFRICAN UNITY
THE DELUSIONS OF QADHAFI AND OF THE WEST
THE UPRISING IN CYRENAICA AND THE CIVIL WAR
INTRODUCTION: LIBYA, THE ENIGMATIC OIL STATE
1 “A TRACT WHIICH IIS WHOLLLLY SAND . . .” HERODOTUS
2 ITALY’S FOURTH SHORE AND DECOLONIZATION, 1911–1950
3 THE SANUSI MONARCHY AS ACCIDENTAL STATE, 1951–1969
4 A LIBYAN SANDSTORM: FROM MONARCHY TO REPUBLIC, 1969–1973
5 THE GREEN BOOK’S STATELESS SOCIETY, 1973–1986
6 THE LIMITS OF THE REVOLUTION, 1986–2000
7 RECONCILIATION, CIVIL WAR, AND FIN DE RÉGIME, 2003–2011
A History of Modern Libya
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