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7 books to help you understand Libya

What to read for background on Libya? The shelves of English-language libraries and bookstores are not exactly crammed with options. However, there are a handful of works 鈥 from histories to fiction to travel literature 鈥 which offer a good general grounding in the country's background and culture. Here, at least for starters, are some interesting suggestions.

1. Libya Since Independence: Oil and State-Building, by Dirk J. Vandewalle

This 1998 book by Dartmouth professor of government Dirk Vandewalle offers a solid and insightful history of Libya in the second half of the 20th century. Vandewalle, who is considered by many a leading expert on the topic of contemporary Libya, is also the author of the 2007 book "."

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