Libya
Subtitle: from colony to revolution
By: Ronald Bruce St John ; maps and illustrations by Nathan Bailey St John
Contributors: St. John, Nathan, illustrator
Edition: Revised third edition, Updated edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9781786072405
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Politics and government; History
Description: Explores Libya's long struggle to establish its political and economic identity, from the occupation by the ancient Greeks to the unrest that has dominated the country since the Arab Spring uprisings. With an in-depth examination of Qaddafi's rule, including the Lockerbie bombing and the controversial release of its perpetrator, al-Megrahi, this is a gripping insight into this turbulent land on the cusp of Africa and the Middle East.
Notes: First edition issued as: Libya: from colony to independence. 2008.

Previous editions published in 2008, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-364) and index.
Table of contents: title: Early history; title: Ottoman occupation, 1551-1911; title: Italian colonial era, 1911-43; title: Struggle for independence, 1943-51; title: United Kingdom of Libya, 1951-69; title: One September revolution, 1969-73; title: Revolution on the move, 1973-86; title: Consolidation and reform, 1986-98; title: Libya resurgent, 1998-2007; title: A new day dawns, 2008-11; title: Post-Qaddafi Libya.