Libya: From Colony to Revolution - Softcover

Ronald Bruce St John is a respected expert who has appeared on ABC News and in The New York Times, Washington Post and National Geographic. He has been studying Libya for more than 30 years.

`An excellent political history of Libya...engaging.' * Irish Times * `Of all the books on Libya, Bruce St John's is easily the most comprehensive and approachable.' * Washington Post * `A timely and necessary book...fluid in its writing and measured in its judgements.' * New Internationalist * `Excellent... accessible, informative and presented with clarity... You won't find a much better overview of Libya than this.' * Herald * `An excellent general overview, accessible, informative and presented with clarity... Until the secret archives in Tripoli have been raked over, you won't find a much better overview of Libya than this.' * Libya Herald * `An excellent and concise history of this complex country.' -- George Joffe, Centre of International Studies, Cambridge University `Ronald Bruce St John is a committed scholar of Libya...his book offers the measured and confident tone of someone deeply familiar with the subject matter.' * Richard Phelps, Quilliam Foundation, Journal of North African Studies * `An excellent account of Libya's often contentious history: clear, concise, accurate and balanced. It will be the best general work on the country available for the foreseeable future, very useful to anyone interested in the country.' -- Lisa Anderson, James T. Shotwell Professor Emerita of International Relations, Columbia University `For the general reader as well as for those with a good level of knowledge of Libya, there is perhaps no one better situated to...explain the country's current and future dilemmas than Ronald Bruce St John...[an] admirable history.' * Diederik Vandewalle, International Affairs * `Rich in historical detail...containing rare insights into Libyan leader Qaddafi's thinking, particularly on foreign affairs. Indispensable for every serious student of Libya or North Africa.' -- Michele Dunne, Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace `An outstanding book...the best short history of Libya. St John has made us accustomed to first-rate analyses of Libya; this book is no exception and no students of Libya, from undergraduates to experts, could afford not to have it on their shelves.' -- Yahia H. Zoubir, Professor of International Relations and International Management, and Director of Research in Geopolitics, Euromed Management, Marseille School of Management