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Soft cover. Condición: Good. Oslo, Akademisk Forlag. 1986. 268 pages. Printed wrappers. The wrappers are slightly worn. A couple of library stamps. With dissertation sheet.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. Some wear on cover. Softcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> Libya is both a politically controversial country and a challeng-ing topic for a sociological study. The country is in the unique position of being an underdeveloped, wealthy, oil-rich state at the same time its political leadership propagates Arab socialism. It was in the rare position of enforcing rapid industrialization, almost from scratch and without capital constraints. Furthermore, Libya is a Muslim country and anti-communist, and while it is anti-Western, it relies on Western technology for industrializa-tion. To the long list of contradictions a few more should be added for the sake of attaining a historical perspective. Accord-ing to one author (1), Libya had at independence in 1951 not been ruled by Libyans since 900 B.C.; that is, long before the Arabs came to Libya in 642 A.D. Thus for the first time, it was possible to equate being Libyan with being Muslim Arab in a national setting. The country, whose population then numbered approxi-mately two million, became united as one nation,