In this landmark volume of short essays, a group of 17 distinguished lawyers, politicians, economists, journalists and military experts look back at the failure and promise of the Libyan revolution, ten years on. The goal of the book is to add context and innovation to a hyper-politicized space.
The Origins and Undermining of the Libyan Revolution
Chorin provides a unique insight into the circumstances that sparked the 2011 Libyan revolution, and explains how the 2012 Benghazi attack triggered a years-long civil war, a schizophrenic peace process, and an American retreat, while creating openings for Islamists and authoritarian regimes to reincarnate epic narratives and undermine their foes.
The Last Years of Britain's Presence and Policy in Southern Arabia
This book is an illuminating eye-opener about the recent political history of a region that continues to suffer from grave paucity of material for the purpose of scholarship. Regardless of Southern Arabia's past greatness and current significance and strategic importance to the world at large, so little is known.
Paul's friends think he's really cool. They don't know why, he just is. But when he gets bored of being a vegetarian, his experimental diet could be step too far for the other giraffes. This is a story about being yourself - and being yourself comfortably.
The rabbits skip, hop and play in the finest, softest and greenest grass in the country. But the dogs chase the rabbits so they come up with a plan to get rid of them. There's just one problem... Once the dogs disappear, the grass is no longer so fine, soft or green. This award-winning story is about living alongside others, even if they annoy ......
When one dog catches eye of another dog's bone, all he wants is a bone of his own. But what happens when he gets a bigger, juicier bone? In this hilarious picture book for all ages, Oskarsson uses subtle movement and expressions to explore feelings of jealousy, greed and anger.
This is the story of Nour, a little girl who didn't have a family or a home. She lived on the street somewhere far away and long ago. Sadly, when you're the main character in a book, you can't escape from your story and go off and find a happier life. Or can you? This enchanting tale teaches children about the limitlessness of the imagination.
This is the story of a dot that got bored of sitting in the same place for ages without anything to do. So, it got up and started moving around. And that's when the fun started... Through charming illustrations and a sharp storyline, Hajo explores how the universe is constructed from dots, lines and shapes, and how they are harmoniously ......
The Little House is set in the early years of the Showa era (1926-89), when Japan's situation is becoming increasingly tense but has not yet fully immersed in a wartime footing. On the outskirts of Tokyo, near a station on a private train line, stands a modest European style house with a red, triangular shaped roof. There a woman named Taki has ......
