Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

By:

Matteo Capasso

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle EastPublisher: Syracuse, Syracuse University Press, 2023Description: ix, 227 p., 23 cmISBN:

9780815637967

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Contents:

Mapping the everyday -- Violence, fear, and surveillance -- Alienation, corruption, and humour -- Oil, consumerism, and capitalist modernity -- Revolution, powerlessness, and war.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-217) and index.

Mapping the everyday -- Violence, fear, and surveillance -- Alienation, corruption, and humour -- Oil, consumerism, and capitalist modernity -- Revolution, powerlessness, and war.

"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.

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