ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|20 pages

Libya Through History

Crossroads and Conquest

chapter 2|22 pages

The Land and the People

chapter 3|20 pages

Qadhafi

The Man and the Leader

chapter 4|20 pages

Internal Political Dynamics

chapter 5|24 pages

Foreign Policy of the Jamahiriyya

chapter 6|18 pages

Libya's Economy

The Troubled Superstructure

chapter 7|10 pages

Prospects for the Future