"This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of from the Qadhafi coup in 1969 through the civil war in 2011. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya and the impact of its self-styled revolution on Libyan society and economy."--P. [4] of cover.

Originally published: 2008.

Libya's revolution in perspective : 1969-2000 / Dirk Vandewalle -- Formal and informal authority in Libya since 1969 / Hanspeter Mattes -- Qadhafi and political Islam in Libya / Alison Pargeter -- Political elites in Libya since 1969 / Amal S.M. Obeidi -- The Libyan economy in transition : opportunities and challenges / Ronald Bruce St John -- The future of the U.S.-Libyan commercial relationship / Ethan D. Chorin -- Libya and its North African policy / John P. Entelis -- Prodigal or pariah? : foreign policy in Libya / George Joffé -- From international reconciliation to civil war, 2003-2011 / Dirk Vandewalle.