This narrative chronicles Libya's, and to a vast extent Muammar Gaddafi's, remarkable past, meteoric rise to prominence, and convoluted reign, and introduces potential scenarios that may play out in the near term.
Foreword by General Carlton W. Fulford, Jr. Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Historical Overview 2. Libya before Gaddafi: Arabs, Ottomans, and the Senusiya 3. Rise to Power, Domestic Policy, and Practice 4. The Arab Spring in Libya 5. Libya and Oil: Curse or Blessing 6. The Spark and Fire of the 2011 Libyan "Arab Spring" 7. Bumpy and Twisted Roads to the New Libya: 2012–2013 Appendix Bibliography Index
Richard A. Lobban, Jr., professor emeritus of anthropology and former chair at Rhode Island College, is an author and lifetime Africanist. Christopher H. Dalton is a U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel stationed in Okinawa, Japan, as a ground supply officer.
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