The History and Present Condition of Tripoli
Title | The History and Present Condition of Tripoli PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Greenhow |
Publisher | |
Pages | 94 |
Release | 1835 |
Genre | Tripoli (Libya) |
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The History and Present Condition of Tripoli,
Title | The History and Present Condition of Tripoli, PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Greenhow |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 1835 |
Genre | Tripoli (Libya) |
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Sketches of the History and Present Condition of Tripoli
Title | Sketches of the History and Present Condition of Tripoli PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Greenhow |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1834 |
Genre | Tripoli (Libya) |
ISBN |
History and Present Condition of the Barbary States
Title | History and Present Condition of the Barbary States PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Russell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 466 |
Release | 1835 |
Genre | Africa, North |
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Libya since Independence
Title | Libya since Independence PDF eBook |
Author | Dirk Vandewalle |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2018-09-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1501732366 |
Although Libya and its current leader have been the subject of numerous accounts, few have considered how the country's tumultuous history, its institutional development, and its emergence as an oil economy combined to create a state whose rulers ignored the notion of modern statehood. International isolation and a legacy of internal turmoil have destroyed or left undocumented much of what researchers might seek to examine. Dirk Vandewalle supplies a detailed analysis of Libya's political and economic development since the country's independence in 1951, basing his account on fieldwork in Libya, archival research in Tripoli, and personal interviews with some of the country's top policymakers. Vandewalle argues that Libya represents an extreme example of what he calls a "distributive state," an oil-exporting country where an attempt at state-building coincided with large inflows of capital while political and economic institutions were in their infancy. Libya's rulers eventually pursued policies that were politically expedient but proved economically ruinous, and disenfranchised local citizens. Distributive states, according to Vandewalle, may appear capable of resisting economic and political challenges, but they are ill prepared to implement policies that make the state and its institutions relevant to their citizens. Similar developments can be expected whenever local rulers do not have to extract resources from their citizens to fund the building of a modern state.
The First World War from Tripoli to Addis Ababa (1911-1924)
Title | The First World War from Tripoli to Addis Ababa (1911-1924) PDF eBook |
Author | Silvia Bruzzi |
Publisher | Centre français des études éthiopiennes |
Pages | |
Release | 2018-10-08 |
Genre | History |
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For a long time now it has been common understanding that Africa played only a marginal role in the First World War. Its reduced theatre of operations appeared irrelevant to the strategic balance of the major powers. This volume is a contribution to the growing body of historical literature that explores the global and social history of the First World War. It questions the supposedly marginal role of Africa during the Great War with a special focus on Northeast Africa. In fact, between 1911 and 1924 a series of influential political and social upheavals took place in the vast expanse between Tripoli and Addis Ababa. The First World War was to profoundly change the local balance of power. This volume consists of fifteen chapters divided into three sections. The essays examine the social, political and operational course of the war and assess its consequences in a region straddling Africa and the Middle East. The relationship between local events and global processes is explored, together with the regional protagonists and their agency. Contrary to the myth still prevailing, the First World War did have both immediate and long-term effects on the region. This book highlights some of the significant aspects associated with it.
The Southern literary messenger
Title | The Southern literary messenger PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 804 |
Release | 1835 |
Genre | |
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