Origins of the Libyan Nation - Colonial Legacy, Exile and the Emergence of a New Nation-State

Zusatztext "Though the author focuses on exiles! particularly Bashir al-Sa'dawi! "the father of Libyan nationalism!" her book reads quite effectively as a history of Libya from the beginning of Italian occupation in 1911 to its independence in 1952 as a federal monarchy under the rule of Idris al-Sanusi of the Sanusi brotherhood of Cyrenaica. Recommended." - B. Harris Jr.! Occidental College (CHOICE Nov. 2010) Informationen zum Autor Anna Baldinetti is Associate professor of History and Politics of North Africa and Middle East at the University of Perugia. Her research has mainly been focused on the political history of Libya and Egypt in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Klappentext This book is concerned with the emergence and construction of the Libyan nation. It charts the rise of nationalism out of the colonial era and shows how nationalism developed through an external Libyan diaspora and the influence of Arab nationalism. Zusammenfassung This book is concerned with the emergence and construction of the Libyan nation. It charts the rise of nationalism out of the colonial era and shows how nationalism developed through an external Libyan diaspora and the influence of Arab nationalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Writing Modern Libyan History 2. Colonial Rule 3. Colonial Rule and Exile 4. Exile Associations and the Beginning of Political Activity 5. Pan-Arabism and Libyan Nationalism 6. The British Interlude and Political Action in Libya. Conclusion: Libya: A Country in the Making

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• Authors: Anna Baldinetti, Anna (University of Perugia Baldinetti, Baldinetti Anna
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.02.2013
• EAN: 9780415845625
• ISBN: 978-0-415-84562-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Africa / North, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Middle East, Colonialism & imperialism, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, African History, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Middle East / Egypt