Libya in Western Foreign Policies, 1911-2011 (Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World)

Van Genugten, Saskia

Palgrave Macmillan（2018/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 187 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781349696215
• DDC分類 961

Full Description

Libya has a short, volatile history. Foreigners played a significant role in shaping Libya's institutions and policies, and this book explores longer term trends in the relations between Libya and the West, placing current developments in their historical context. Throughout history, the globe's most powerful actors have regarded Libya as an outlier state of little significance. Libya belonged neither here nor there and never fell under the full protection of any significant global or regional powerhouse. Libya's weak national identity, its weak institutions and its peripheral position have made it vulnerable to external influences and interventions. As a result, Libya repeatedly falls prey to foreign powers wanting to flex their muscles. As this book narrates, this was the case in 1911, in 2011 and several times in between.

Contents

Introduction. - 1. Libya's Origins: The Colonial Scraps of North Africa. - 2. Libya during the World Wars: Other people's battlefield. - 3. Libya: A By-Product of Great Power Politics. - 4. The "Cyrenaican" King and the Anglo-American Alliance. - 5. Qaddafi's Coup: Erasing Historical Deviations. - 6. Reagan and Libya: Bullying The Rogue. - 7. Reconciliation and Fighting Islamic Extremism Together. - 8. Post-Qaddafi Libya: Wishful Transitional Thinking,