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Sowing chaos : Libya in the wake of humanitarian intervention

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

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Description
  1. 283 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  1. Libya
  2. Libya > History > 20th century
  3. History
  4. Diplomatic relations
  5. Politics and government
  6. Libya > Foreign relations
  7. Since 1900
  8. Libya > Politics and government > 1969-
  9. Regime change > Libya
  10. Libya > History > Civil War, 2011-
  11. Civil War (Libya : 2011-)
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. 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
  1. JFE 16-10687
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Sensini, Paolo, author.
Title
  1. Sowing chaos : Libya in the wake of humanitarian intervention / by Paolo Sensini, translated from the Italian by Alexander M. Synge.
Publisher
  1. Atlanta, GA : Clarity Press, Inc. [2016]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological term
  1. Since 1900
Other form:
  1. Online version: Sensini, Paolo, author. Sowing chaos Atlanta, GA : Clarity Press, 2016 9780986085383 (DLC) 2016008805
LCCN
  1. 2016007061
Other standard identifier
  1. 40026217386
ISBN
  1. 9780986085314 (alk. paper)
  2. 0986085316 (alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JFE 16-10687
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