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Presenting a continent-wide comparative analysis of ethnic,
political, and colonially based insurgencies, this text examines
the causes, tactics, outcomes, and key individuals of African
insurgent events and assesses a range of foreseeable outcomes in
Africa's multiple regions of continuing political instability.
Insurgencies continue to erupt in many nations of Africa. The
techniques and intended purposes of today's insurgencies are
evolutions of historical versions of insurgencies, long-standing
strife among ethnic and political groups, and modern-era movements
reflective of the ever-shrinking planet, leading to revolutions in
the region. This book spans the African continent to address a
diverse classification of insurgencies and revolutions, weaving
them together thematically and enabling readers to make connections
between their purposes, tactics, outcome, and impact. Providing
researchers in African and security studies with a comprehensive
body of work for further studies, this eminently readable work
examines the many past and current insurgencies that have occurred
in Africa, identifying their causes and predominantly common bases
and rationales. Coauthored by an acclaimed scholar of African
studies and a U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel with a master's
degree in national security and strategic studies, this
single-volume book provides an in-depth examination into the
drivers, actors, tactics, weapons, intended outcomes, and sweeping
consequences of the many events in Africa that have overturned
existing rule or implemented rule where none existed—and in a few
cases, resulted in stabilization of a nation. Readers will better
understand the causal, contextual, tactical, ideological, and
philosophical factors that launch insurgencies through coverage of
pre-colonial insurgencies; anti-colonial resistance and national
liberation movements; separatist and irredentist movements;
reformist, revolutionary, and Islamist insurgencies; and genocide,
warlord, and proxy insurgencies. The book's last chapter discusses
how insurgent movements might be prevented through better
governance, or contained or defeated with diplomatic and/or
military means.
This narrative chronicles Libya's, and to a vast extent Muammar
Gaddafi's, remarkable past, meteoric rise to prominence, and
convoluted reign, and introduces potential scenarios that may play
out in the near term. After four decades of tyrannical, erratic-and
pioneering-changes fueled by oil wealth, Muammar Gaddafi's
government fell in 2011, and Libya embarked on a new course without
known charts. Libya: History and Revolution covers the nation from
its origins as independent land masses and kingdoms to its present
as a consolidated nation. The work does not focus on the "old"
Libya, but aims to bridge yesterday's Libya with tomorrow's,
looking at the nation as a regional economic power and military
player in North Africa and the Middle East. The result is a
comprehensive yet easy-to-understand introduction to the political,
economic, and military history and events that led to Gaddafi's
downfall, coupled with a consideration of Libya's past and present.
Opening with historical underpinnings, the book focuses on the
conflict and revolution in Libya during the Arab Spring that
brought Gaddafi down, a change that opened a new future for the
oil-rich nation. The book closes with a thoughtful discussion of
what may be next for Libya and of possible perils for the nation,
the region, and the world, as Libya matures as an independent,
representatively governed country. Covers Libya from its ancient
beginnings to the present in one easily readable volume Provides a
complete history of Gaddafi's Libya and its revolution, including
the historical antecedents, Gaddafi's rise to power, his reign, and
his fall during the Arab Spring Offers projections about the
post-Gaddafi era and prospects for Libya going forward Brings
together the perspectives and insights of two authors with distinct
yet complementary backgrounds Offers scholars and professors the
detail they seek without intimidating the undergraduate or general
reader
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