The State and Social Transformation in Tunisia and Libya, 1830-1980
The State and Social Transformation in Tunisia and Libya, 1830-1980

Author: Lisa Anderson

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2014-07-14

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1400859026

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The book traces growing state intervention in the rural areas of Tunisia and Libya in the middle 1800s and the diverging development of the two countries during the period of European rule. State formation accelerated in Tunisia under the French with the result that, with independence, interest-based policy brokerage became the principal form of political organization. For Libya, where the Italians dismantled the pre-colonial administration, independence brought with it the revival of kinship as the basis for politics. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The Making of Modern Libya
The Making of Modern Libya

Author: Ali Abdullatif Ahmida

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2011-03-23

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1438428936

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Making of Modern Libya is a thorough examination of the social, cultural, and historical background of modern Libya. Ali Abdullatif Ahmida examines the reaction of the ordinary Libyan people to colonialism and nationalism, from the early nineteenth century through the end of anticolonial resistance, to the rise of the modern Libyan state in 1951. Weaving together insights drawn from Arabic, French, English, and Italian sources, he challenges Eurocentric theories of social change that ignore the internal dynamics of native social history. Among other things, he shows that Sufi Islam, tribal military organization, and oral traditions were crucial in the fight against colonialism. The political and cultural legacy of the resistance has been powerful, strengthening Libyan nationalism and leading to the revival of strong attachments to Islam. The memory of this period has not yet faded, and appreciation of this background is essential to understanding modern Libya. This new edition also investigates Libya's postcolonial nationalist policies, bringing the argument up to the present.

A History of Modern Libya
A History of Modern Libya

Author: Dirk Vandewalle

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-23

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1107379571

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In the wake of the civil war and Qadhafi's demise, the time is ripe for a new edition of Dirk Vandewalle's classic history of Libya. The book, which was originally published in 2006, traces the country's history back to the 1900s, through the Italian occupation in the early twentieth century, the Sanusi monarchy and, thereafter, to the revolution of 1969 and the accession of Qadhafi. The following chapters analyse the economics and politics of Qadhafi's revolution, offering insights into the man and his ideology as reflected in his Green Book. The new edition covers the intervening years, since 2005, when, courted by the West, Qadhafi came in from the cold. At home, though, his people were disillusioned, and economic liberalization came too late to forestall revolution. In an epilogue, the author reflects upon Qadhafi's premiership and the legacy he leaves behind.

Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab Republics
Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab Republics

Author: Joseph Sassoon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-02-24

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1107043190

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Examines the system of authoritarianism in eight Arab republics, including life under these regimes and the mechanisms underpinning their resilience.

The Middle East Today
The Middle East Today

Author: Dona J. Stewart

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0415782430

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This revised and updated volume highlights the major issues and challenges that define the Middle East today and places them within their historical and geographical context.

Managing Transition
Managing Transition

Author: Sabina Henneberg

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1108842003

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Demonstrates the importance of the first interim governments in shaping the trajectory of political transition in Tunisia and Libya after the 2011 uprisings.

Ben Ali's 'New Tunisia' (1987-2009)
Ben Ali's 'New Tunisia' (1987-2009)

Author: Steffen Erdle

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-08-10

Total Pages: 515

ISBN-13: 3112208617

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Die Reihe Islamkundliche Untersuchungen wurde 1969 im Klaus Schwarz Verlag begründet und hat sich zu einem der wichtigsten Publikationsorgane der Islamwissenschaft in Deutschland entwickelt. Die über 330 Bände widmen sich der Geschichte, Kultur und den Gesellschaften Nordafrikas, des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens sowie Zentral-, Süd- und Südost-Asiens.

A History of Modern Tunisia
A History of Modern Tunisia

Author: Kenneth Perkins

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-01-20

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1107654122

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Kenneth Perkins's second edition of A History of Modern Tunisia carries the history of this country from 2004 to the present, with particular emphasis on the Tunisian revolution of 2011 - the first critical event of that year's Arab Spring and the inspiration for similar populist movements across the Arab world. After providing an overview of the country in the years preceding the inauguration of a French protectorate in 1881, the book examines the impact of colonialism on the country, with particular attention to the evolution of a nationalist movement that secured the termination of the protectorate in 1956. Its analysis of the first three decades of independence, during which the leaders of the anticolonial struggle consolidated political power, assesses the challenges that they faced and the degree of success they achieved. No other English-language study of Tunisia offers as sweeping a time frame or as comprehensive a history of this nation.