Bukola Oyeniyi

The History of Libya

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Covers Libyan history from the prehistoric period through the Phoenician, Roman, and Islamic/Ottoman periods to Italian colonization, independence, and the 2011 uprising and civil war. Libya experienced its own Arab Spring in February of 2011, ultimately leading to a civil war in which different groups have since been vying for power. How did the events of Libya's past lead to this point? This addition to the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series takes a chronological approach to examining Libyan history. Considering the history of Libya from its earliest times to the present, it features government records, memoirs, and diaries and provides a general overview of the history of Libya as well as a discussion on geography. While not discounting the contributions of traders and invaders to Libya's history, this book, unlike others, identifies and traces the histories of indigenous Libyans, showcasing their achievements while situating them within the broader context of contact with Libya had by groups of people from Europe to the Arabian Peninsula. By demonstrating that Libyans had their own unique history prior to colonization, the book works to essentially decolonize Libyan history. Rounding out the chapters are a timeline, glossary, appendix of notable people, and annotated bibliography.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 601g
• ISBN-13: 9781440856068
• ISBN-10: 1440856060
• Artikelnr.: 52154428

Autorenporträt

Bukola A. Oyeniyi is a historian of African History, with specialization in Africa's social and cultural history in the early nineteenth to the twentieth centuries. He is coauthor of Culture and Customs of Libya.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling Preface Acknowledgments Acronyms and Abbreviations Timeline of Historical Events 1 An Overview of Geography
Earliest Peoples
States
and Societies to the Seventh Century BCE 2 Traders
Merchants
and Invaders
Seventh Century BCE-16th Century CE 3 The Italian Colonial Conquest
1911-1912 4 Colonial Rule
Anticolonial Struggles
and World War II
1912-1950 5 Independence and Nation-Building
1951-1968 6 The Gaddafi Years
1969-1977 7 Libya and the Wider World
1969-Early 2000s 8 The Arab Spring and Death of Gaddafi
2011-2012 9 Libyan Civil War
Global Terrorism
and the Rise of the Islamic State 10 Libya's Past and Future Notable People in the History of Libya Glossary Bibliographic Essay Additional Resources Index