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Everyday politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya / Matteo Capasso.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Capasso, Matteo, author.
- Series:
- Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Libya--History--Civil War, 2011---Causes.
- Libya.
- Libya--Politics and government--1969-2011.
- Libya--History--Civil War, 2011---Refugees.
- Libyans--Great Britain.
- Libyans.
- Libyans--Italy.
- Politics and government.
- Great Britain.
- Italy.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- ix, 227 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- "The book provides a vivid account of the intricate dynamics of power that characterized the Libyan Arab al-Jamahiriyah through the eyes of its own people. The research is based on the collection of sixty-six oral histories with Libyan individuals, who had all left the country in the aftermath of 2011, and took place in the United Kingdom and Italy through 2015-17"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Mapping the everyday
- Violence, fear, and surveillance
- Alienation, corruption, and humour
- Oil, consumerism, and capitalist modernity
- Revolution, powerlessness, and war.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-217) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Capasso, Matteo. Everyday politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
- ISBN:
- 9780815638032
- 0815638035
- 9780815637967
- 0815637969
- OCLC:
- 1357019965
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