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A Country Study: Libya
Library of Congress Call Number
DT215 .L533 1988
Libya
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
Country Profile
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Country
Geography
Society
Economy
Transportation and Communications
Government and Politics
National Security
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Historical Setting
(LaVerle Berry)
Early History
Tripolitania and the Phoenicians
Cyrenaica and the Greeks
Fezzan and the Garamentes
Libya and the Romans
Islam and the Arabs
Fatimids
Hilalians
Hafsids
Medieval Cyrenaica and Fezzan
Ottoman Regency
Pashas and Deys
Karamanlis
The Ottoman Revival
The Sanusi Order
Italian Colonialism
Italian Rule and Arab Resistance
The Second Italo-Sanusi War
The Fourth Shore
World War II and Independence
The Desert War
Allied Administration
The United Nations and Libya
Independent Libya
The September 1969 Coup
Qadhafi and the Revolutionary Command Council
The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Petroleum Politics
Libya and Arab Unity
Libyan Ventures in Sub-Saharan Africa
Relations with the United States and Western Europe
Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment
(LaVerle Berry)
Geography
Regions
Climate and Hydrology
Population
Ethnic Groups and Languages
Peoples of Libya
Arabs
Berbers
Tuareg
Black Africans
Other Peoples
Languages of Libya
Structure of Society
Evolutionary Changes in a Traditional Society
The Revolution and Social Change
The Family, the Individual, and the Sexes
Family and Household
The Traditional View of Men and Women
The New Society of the Revolutionary Era
Religious Life
Tenets of Islam
Saints and Brotherhoods
The Sanusis
Islam in Revolutionary Libya
Health and Welfare
Social Welfare
Medical Care
Housing
Education
Primary and Secondary Education
Higher Education
Chapter 3 - The Economy
(R.Thomas Lenaghan)
Growth and Structure of the Economy
Role of the Government
Industry
Hydrocarbons and Mining
Manufacturing and Construction
Energy
Agriculture
Land Use and Irrigation
Crops and Livestock
Fishing and Forestry
Income and Wealth
Public Finance and Banking
Budget, Expenditures, and Revenues
Balance of Payments
Foreign Aid and Investment
Banking, Credit, and Currency
Foreign Trade
Domestic Trade and Tourism
Transportation and Telecommunications
Transportation
Telecommunications
Chapter 4 - Government and Politics
(Shawky S. Zeidan)
Internal Politics
National Executive and Legislative Evolution
The Revolutionary Command Council (RCC)
The General People's Congress
Subnational Government and Administration
The Arab Socialist Union
The Cultural Revolution and People's Committees
The Basic People's Congress
The Revolutionary Committees
Summary and Trends in 1987
Law and the Judiciary
Court Structure
Other Juridical Organs
The People's Court
The Revolutionary Courts
Unions and Syndicates
Opposition to Qadhafi
Student Opposition
Military Opposition
Religious Opposition
Exiled Opposition
Political Ideology
Third Universal Theory
The Cultural Revolution
The Green Book
The Green Book, Part I
The Green Book, Part II
The Green Book, Part III
Foreign Relations
Arab Relations
Mediterranean Relations
Maghrib Relations
Relations with Sub-Saharan Africa
Sudan
Chad
Relations with Western Europe and the United States
France
Italy
Britain
United States
Relations with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
Multilateral Relations
The United Nations
The Organization of African Unity
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
Other Multilateral Organizations
Nuclear Development
Chapter 5 - National Security
(Jean R. Tartter)
Origins of the Modern Armed Forces
The Military Leadership
International Military Concerns and Objectives
Libyan Security Concerns
Performance in Combat
Invasion of Chad
Encounters with the United States
The Armed Forces
Organization of the Armed Forces
The Army
The Navy
The Air Force
Conscription and the People's Militia
Women in the Armed Forces
Other Paramilitary Forces
Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia of the Armed Forces
Defense Costs
Foreign Military Assistance
The Quest for New Sources of Arms: 1970-
Military Cooperation with the Soviet Union
Western Restrictions on Arms Transactions
The Search for Nuclear Technology
Arms Production and Military Cooperation
International Terrorism and Support for Insurgent Groups
Public Order and Internal Security
The Police System
Incidence of Crime
Criminal Justice System
State of Internal Security
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