A history of modern Libya /
Vandewalle, Dirk J.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,
2012.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.
1. 'A tract which is wholly 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 revolution, 1986-2000 -- 7. From reconciliation to civil war, and fin de régime, 2003-2011 -- Epilogue: whither Libya?.