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Libya : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Helen Chapin Metz.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Series:
- Area handbook series
- DA pam ; 550-85.
- DA pam ; 550-85
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Libya.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 351 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The Division : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1989.
- System Details:
- Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
- text file
- Contents:
- Ch. 1. Historical setting: Early history. Islam and the Arabs. Ottoman regency. Italian colonialism. World War II and independence. Independent Libya.
- ch. 2. The society and its environment: Geography. Population. Ethnic groups and languages. Structure of society. The family, the individual, and the sexes. Religious life. Health and welfare. Education.
- ch. 3. The economy: The growth and structure of the economy. Role of the government. Industry. Agriculture. Income and wealth. Public finance and banking. Foreign trade. Domestic trade and tourism. Transportation and telecommunications
- ch. 4. Politics and government: INternal politics. Law and the judiciary. Opposition to Qadhafi. Political ideology. foreign relations
- ch. 5. National security: Origins of the modern armed forces. The military leadership. International military concerns and objectives. The armed forces. Foreign military assistance. Arms production and military cooperation. International terrorism and support for insurgent groups. Public order and internal security.
- Notes:
- "Research completed December 1987."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-324) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Libya.
- OCLC:
- 583192640
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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