Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-257) and index.
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.