This book, first published in 1986, provides a comprehensive look at the social, cultural, political and economic forces that shaped Libya following the 1969 revolution. Libya's political system under Qadhafi's Third Universal Theory is examined, as are the power structures - military, tribal, economic and religious.
This book, first published in 1986, provides a comprehensive look at the social, cultural, political and economic forces that shaped Libya following the 1969 revolution. Libya's political system under Qadhafi's Third Universal Theory is examined, as are the power structures - military, tribal, economic and religious.
1. Libya Through History: Crossroads and Conquest 2. The Land and the People 3. Qadhafi: The Man and the Leader 4. Internal Political Dynamics 5. Foreign Policy of the Jamahiriyya 6. Libya's Economy: The Troubled Superstructure 7. Prospects for the Future