Libya: The Struggle for Survival
2nd Edition
Published on 26. July 1996
XXVIII, 422 pages
978-0-230-38011-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book charts in detail the West's response, particularly that of the US, to Libya's possible involvement in the bombing of the Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie in 1988. It suggests that this response cannot be fully understood without consideration of the United States as sole military superpower in the New World Order. Geoff Simons argues that the US decision to target Libya, and to involve the UN in this policy, has more to do with the realpolitik objectives of a hegemonic power than with the disinterested use of international law to combat terrorism. The Lockerbie issue is set against a detailed history of Libya from the earliest times to the present, with emphasis on Libya's colonial past, the pivotal significance of Libya's oil resources, the character of the Gaddafi revolution, and the consequent impact on relations with the United States.
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07/1996
2nd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
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G. L. Simons
Libya: The Struggle for Survival
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Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
Preface to the Second Edition - Foreword; Tam Dalyell, MP - Preface - Acknowledgements - Maps - Introduction - PART 1: LIBYA IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER - Lockerbie, Libya and the West - PART 2: THE HISTORY OF LIBYA - The Libyan Past - The Fourth Shore - From Idris to Gaddafi - The Oil Factor - Libyan Revolution - PART 3: TERRORISM AND THE US RESPONSE - International Ambitions - United States versus Gaddafi - References - Bibliography - Appendices - Index
