Libya: the struggle for survival

by Simons, G. L., (Geoffrey Leslie)

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Title Statements

Full title :Libya : the struggle for survival / Geoff Simons ; foreword by Tam Dalyell.

Summary

"This book charts in detail the West's response, particularly that of the US, to Libya's possible involvement in the bombing of the Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie in 1988. It suggests that this response cannot be fully understood without consideration of the United States as sole military superpower in the New World Order. Geoff Simons argues that the US decision to target Libya, and to involve the UN in this policy, has more to do with the realpolitik objectives of a hegemonic power than with the disinterested use of international law to combat terrorism. The Lockerbie issue is set against a detailed history of Libya from the earliest times to the present, with emphasis on Libya's colonial past, the pivotal significance of Libya's oil resources, the character of the Gaddafi revolution, and the consequent impact on relations with the United States."--Jacket.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1996.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Macmillan
Place of Publication:Basingstoke
Language:eng
Publication Date:1996.

Notes

Previous edition: 1993.

The Physical Object

Description:xxviii, 422 pages : : maps ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0333654706, 9780333654705, 0333651707, 9780333651704
oclc:ocm35910934
LC Classification:DT236
Dewey Decimal:961.2042

Subjects

Buitenlandse betrekkingen Catastrophe de Lockerbie, Lockerbie, Éc… Diplomatic relations États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- … Foreign relations Geschichte History Internationale Politik Libya Libya -- Foreign relations -- United St… Libya -- History Libya -- Politics and government -- 196… LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA Libye -- Histoire Libye -- Relations extérieures -- États… Libyen Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Incident, 1988 political conditions Politics and government Terrorism