Lybia

The history of Libya is parallel to that of other once-colonized nations. Therefore, it displays economic, class, gender, religious, and ethnic inequalities. Libya gained independence from Italy in 1951. The country became The United Kingdom of Libya, a constitutional and hereditary monarchy. After...

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Autor principal: Amaral, Inês (author)
Formato: bookPart
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2013
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/29971
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/29971
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Resumo:The history of Libya is parallel to that of other once-colonized nations. Therefore, it displays economic, class, gender, religious, and ethnic inequalities. Libya gained independence from Italy in 1951. The country became The United Kingdom of Libya, a constitutional and hereditary monarchy. After the discovery of oil reserves and a large income from petroleum sales, Libya established as a wealthy nation. However, discontent arises with the concentration of the country’s wealth in the power sphere.