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Sowing chaos : Libya in the wake of humanitarian intervention

Title
Sowing chaos : Libya in the wake of humanitarian intervention / by Paolo Sensini, translated from the Italian by Alexander M. Synge.
Author
Sensini, Paolo
Publication
Atlanta, GA : Clarity Press, Inc. [2016]

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Description
283 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Civil War (Libya : 2011-)
  • Since 1900
  • Regime change > Libya
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Politics and government
  • Regime change
  • Libya > History > Civil War, 2011-
  • Libya > History > 20th century
  • Libya > Politics and government > 1969-2011
  • Libya > Foreign relations
  • Libya
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I: Fall of the Ottomans, wars and noarchy 2011: Centenary of Italy's attack on Libya -- "Liberal" Italy girds for war -- The Sanusis -- The landing forces reach the coastal cities -- Coming to terms with the Sanusis -- Stalemate -- The colonization policy in Libya during the era of fascism -- The era of Italo Balbo -- British military administration of Libya and the coronation of King Idris -- The free officers seize power and expel the Italians from Tripoli -- The Jamahiriyya Green book -- Covert ops, and tales of "terrorism"... Part II: Jamahiriyya "Arab Spring" -- UN resolutions 1970 and 1973, and the "new international law" -- Who were Libya's "rebels"? Who backed them? -- The role of the Sanusis in the Libyan revolt -- Timeline to UN resolution 1973 -- The role of Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya in Gaddafi's downfall -- What we saw with our own eyes in Libya -- Gaddafi's Jamahiriyya -- facts and figures -- The real reasons for going to war -- The curtain drops -- Once upon a time... Libya Part III: recipe for disaster The unending trasition begins Benghazi-gate -- The insoluble disorder -- The shipping news and the body count -- Money matters -- Diplomacy and scimitars.
Call Number
JFE 16-10687
ISBN
  • 9780986085314 (alk. paper)
  • 0986085316 (alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2016007061
  • 40026217386
OCLC
940795653
Author
Sensini, Paolo, author.
Title
Sowing chaos : Libya in the wake of humanitarian intervention / by Paolo Sensini, translated from the Italian by Alexander M. Synge.
Publisher
Atlanta, GA : Clarity Press, Inc. [2016]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
Since 1900
Other Form:
Online version: Sensini, Paolo, author. Sowing chaos Atlanta, GA : Clarity Press, 2016 9780986085383 (DLC) 2016008805
Other Standard Identifier
40026217386
Research Call Number
JFE 16-10687
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