Ronald Bruce St John

Libya (eBook, PDF)

Continuity and Change

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Retaining the conceptual framework of the first edition through emphasis of the dual themes of continuity and change, the second edition of Libya is revised and updated to include discussion of key developments since 2010, including:

• The political process which evolved in the course of the February 17 Revolution and led to GNC elections in July 2012, a new constitution in 2012-13, and national elections in mid-2013.
• Post-Qaddafi economic policy from the National Transitional Council and subsequent interim governments, to the announced economic policies of the national government elected in mid-2013.
• Post-Qaddafi Libyan foreign policy.
• The February 17 Revolution and the death of Qaddafi.
• The on-going process of drafting a new constitution, the election of Parliament and of a President.

Providing a comprehensive overview of the region seen to be the exception to the Arab Spring, and highlighting the issues facing contemporary Libya, this book is an important text for students and scholars of History, North Africa and the Middle East as well as non-specialist with an interest in current affairs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135036546
• Artikelnr.: 42887173

Autorenporträt

Ronald Bruce St John is an independent scholar and consultant (Alhurra TV, Al Jazeera International, Associated Press, BBC World Service, CNN News, Department of State, National Intelligence Council, National Geographic Magazine, NBC News, New York Times, Washington Post, and a number of Fortune 500 companies). He served on the Atlantic Council Working Group on Libya and the International Advisory Board of the Journal of Libyan Studies and has published more than 350 books, articles, and reviews on Andean America, North Africa and the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction 2 State Formation 3 Politics 4 Economics 5 International Relations 6 Conclusions

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Preface to Third Edition
Preface to Second Edition
Preface to First Edition
Maps and Illustrations
Note on Transliteration
Select Chronology of Libyan History
1 Early History
Historical Setting
Phoenician Settlements in Tripolitania
Greek Influence in Cyrenaica
Roman Influence in Libya
Arab Invasions
Fatimids (910–1171)
Hilalian Invasion
Almoravids, Almohads, and Hafsids in Tripolitania
Medieval Cyrenaica and Fezzan
Lasting Impressions
2 Ottoman Occupation, 1551–1911
First Ottoman Occupation (1551–1711)
Karamanli Dynasty (1711–1835)
Barbary Wars
Second Ottoman Occupation (1835–1911)
Sanusi Order
Foreign Schemes and Initiatives
Young Turk Revolution
Transformation
3 Italian Colonial Era, 1911–43
Misplaced Optimism
Early Resistance and Collaboration
Nascent Political Movements
Tripoli Republic, 1918–22
Riconquista, 1923–32
Italian Colonial Policy
Jewish Community
Impact of Italian Occupation
4 Struggle for Independence, 1943–51
Liberation and Occupation
Wartime Discussions
Great Power Gridlock
Regional and Domestic Politics Collide
American Strategic Interests
United Nations Decides
Arab Nationalism, Aid, and Base Rights
Conflicting Interests
5 United Kingdom of Libya, 1951–69
Socioeconomic Inheritance
Palace System of Power
Alliance Politics
Western Dependence
Impact of Oil
National Identity
Rise of Arab Nationalism
Monarchy in Perspective
The End
6 One September Revolution, 1969–73
Young Revolutionaries
Great Power Denouement
Primacy of Oil
Socioeconomic Change
Freedom, Nationalism, and Unity
Popular Revolution
Third Universal Theory
7 Revolution on the Move, 1973–86
The Green Book
Direct Popular Authority
Rush to Socialism
Hydrocarbon Policy
Confrontation with the West
Arab Disunity
Third Circle
Declining Influence Abroad
Confined to the Libyan Playhouse
8 Consolidation and Reform, 1986–98
Revolution within the Revolution
Great Green Charter on Human Rights in the Era of the Masses
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Lockerbie
European Relations
Status Quo in Africa
Turn to the Maghrib
Rule of International Law
Mounting Opposition
9 Libya Resurgent, 1998–2007
Out of Africa
Looking East and West
European Relations
War on Terror
Economic Reform
Hydrocarbons, the Exception
Social Conditions
Political Developments
Qaddafi’s Libya
10 A New Day Dawns, 2008–11
Socioeconomic Reform
Political Reform
Human Rights
Africa
Europe
United States
Arab Spring
February 17 Revolution
Military Events
Political Developments
End of the Beginning
11 Post-Qaddafi Libya
General National Congress Elections
Islamists Ascendant
Constitutional Drafting Process
Descent into Chaos
Libyan Political Agreement
Time for a Reset
Europe
United States
Arab World
Africa
Who Lost Libya?
Further Reading
Notes
Index