Settling Libya: Italian Colonization, International Competition, and British Policy in North Africa

Settling Libya: Italian Colonization, International Competition, and British Policy in North Africa

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Main Author: Jayne, Dusti R.
Language:English
Published: Ohio University / OhioLINK 2010
Subjects:
History
Libya
Cyrenaica
Fezzan
Tripolitania
World War II
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1269020385
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou12690203852021-08-03T05:46:29Z Settling Libya: Italian Colonization, International Competition, and British Policy in North Africa Jayne, Dusti R. History Libya Cyrenaica Fezzan Tripolitania World War II This thesis analyzes the evolution of Libya from an Italian colony in the early twentieth century through the United Nations resolution of statehood in 1949. At the beginning of the twentieth century, what is now the nation of Libya was comprised of three distinct provinces (Cyrenaica, Tripolitania, and Fezzan). Whether commercial or strategic, none held much attraction to external powers. Divided by geographical, political, and cultural boundaries, the three provinces remained largely ignored. All of that changed, however, by the end of World War II. The importance of the region was progressively amplified through three phases: Italian colonization, World War II, and the years between 1945 and 1949. World War II represented the most critical of these, generating substantial competition among great regional powers over the future of Libya. Serving as a catalyst, the war increased the value of the region to levels that made determining the future of the region unsolvable for an individual nation. As a result, Libya became an international question ultimately settled by fusing the provinces into a single state that presumably shared a single identity. 2010-04-16 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1269020385 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1269020385 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic History
Libya
Cyrenaica
Fezzan
Tripolitania
World War II
spellingShingle History
Libya
Cyrenaica
Fezzan
Tripolitania
World War II
Jayne, Dusti R.
Settling Libya: Italian Colonization, International Competition, and British Policy in North Africa
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title Settling Libya: Italian Colonization, International Competition, and British Policy in North Africa
title_short Settling Libya: Italian Colonization, International Competition, and British Policy in North Africa
title_full Settling Libya: Italian Colonization, International Competition, and British Policy in North Africa
title_fullStr Settling Libya: Italian Colonization, International Competition, and British Policy in North Africa
title_full_unstemmed Settling Libya: Italian Colonization, International Competition, and British Policy in North Africa
title_sort settling libya: italian colonization, international competition, and british policy in north africa
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