BOOK TALK: EVERYDAY POLITICS IN THE LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

Join us on May 12 at 6:30 PM ET for a discussion with author Matteo Capasso on the political dynamics of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Treating the everyday as central to the study of regional and international politics, this book reconstructs the last two decades of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, leading up to the 2011 NATO-led regime-change operation that sanctioned its fall. It provides a unique and vivid look into the political dynamics that characterized the everyday lives of Libyans, offering a compelling counterargument to those who insist on framing the history of the country as a stateless, authoritarian, and rogue state. Based on the collection of oral histories, what sets the tempo of this journey is an extensive collection of personal anecdotes, moods and emotions, popular jokes and rumors. In weaving the threads that link these quotidian lives to Libya’s interaction with wider international and geopolitical dynamics, the book offers a unique and timely analysis of the 2011 events that witnessed