Mohamed Fekini and the Fight to Free Libya [electronic resource] /
Boca, Angelo Del.author.
This book provides a significant history of Italy's brutal occupation of Libya. Using the lens of the life of the iconic resistance fighter Mohamed Fekini, it tells the story of Libya under Ottoman and Italian rule from the point of view of the colonized.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Tripolitania under Ottoman Rule; 2 The Surprise of Shara Shatt; 3 The Clash with Suleiman el-Baruni; 4 Interval of Peace; 5 The Great Arab Revolt; 6 The Birth of the Jumhuriyah et-Trabulsiyya; 7 Italy Issues the Statutes; 8 The Death of Hassan; Photo Sections; 9 A State within the State; 10 Rodolfo Graziani versus Mohamed Fekini; 11 To Live and Die in the Desert; 12 Mohamed Fekini's Last Raid; 13 The Long Road of Exile; 14 Let Us Restore Their Dignity; Appendices; Notes; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book provides a significant history of Italy's brutal occupation of Libya. Using the lens of the life of the iconic resistance fighter Mohamed Fekini, it tells the story of Libya under Ottoman and Italian rule from the point of view of the colonized.
Fekini, Mohamed, 1858-1950.
Africa-History.
Italy-History.
Military history.
History, Modern.
Europe-History.
Africa, North-History.
African History.
History of Italy.
History of Military.
Modern History.
European History.
History of North Africa.