Historical dictionary of Libya
Material type: TextSeries: African historical dictionaries ; no. 33Publication details: Lanham,Md., USA: The Scarecrow Press Inc., 1998Edition: 3rd edDescription: 451pISBN:- 0810834952 (hbk.):
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COVERAGE:Provides several hundred A-Z entries on the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Covers history,politics,the economy and society, the geography and ethnic groups, places, institutions and significant people. In addition to the main dictionary entries, the work also includes: a section on abbreviations and acronyms; a chronology of events; a detailed introduction; and a bibliography. There are numerous appendices which provide additional background information on Libya and these include, for example: the Karamanli Dynasty, 1711-1835; Libyan Cabinets, 1952-1969; recoverable oil reserves, 1967-1004; selected chronology of sanctions against Libya; and maps of various boundary disputes.
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