Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 108 pages) : illustrations, map |
Contents |
From the Ottomans to the Italians: a political economy approach to state formation in nineteenth-century Libya -- The rediscovery of the state of Awlad Muhammad: sources and significance, 1550-1813 -- From tribe to class: the origins and politics of class formation in colonial Libya -- Italian facism-benign? collective amnesia concerning colonial Libya -- Identity and alienation in postcolonial Libyan literature: the trilogy of Ahmad Ibrahim al-Faqih -- The Jamahiriya: historical and social origins of a populist state |
Summary |
Aims to rethink the history of colonial and nationalist analyses of modern Libya, which have ignored Libyan society and culture. This work argues that both colonial and postcolonial Libyan society has confronted contradictions modernity, genocide, and nation-state and alienation. It is aimed at Middle East scholars influenced by the perspectives |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-103) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
HISTORY -- Africa -- North.
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Politics and government
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SUBJECT |
Libya -- Politics and government -- 19th century
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Libya -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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Subject |
Libya
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Libyen
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780203955826 |
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020395582X |
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9780203825129 |
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0203825128 |
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0415949866 |
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9780415949866 |
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