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.
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Since 1969 Libya has been a consistent thorn in the side of the United Stated and of the West. This volume traces the emergence of Muammar al-Qaddafi 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"Since 1969 Libya has been a consistent thorn in the side of the United Stated and of the West. This volume traces the emergence of Muammar al-Qaddafi 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"Since 1969 Libya has been a consistent thorn in the side of the United Stated and of the West. This volume traces the emergence of Muammar al-Qaddafi 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",,,,,,"This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of Libya since the Qadhafi coup in 1969. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya,This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of Libya since the Qadhafi coup in 1969. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya,the impact of its self-styled revolution on Libyan society and economy.This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of Libya since the Qadhafi coup in 1969. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya,This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of Libya since the Qadhafi coup in 1969. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya,the impact of its self-styled revolution on Libyan society and economy.This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of Libya since the Qadhafi coup in 1969. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya,This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of Libya since the Qadhafi coup in 1969. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya,the impact of its self-styled revolution on Libyan society and economy.Read less