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Book Reviews by Clotilde Asangna

Scottish historian and Orientalist H.A.R Gibb limits his discussion in An Interpretation of Islam... more Scottish historian and Orientalist H.A.R Gibb limits his discussion in An Interpretation of Islamic History to the development of Islamic culture and the processes by which Islamic institutions are shaped into a coherent unit in Western Asia.

Papers by Clotilde Asangna

IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2019

This essay offers a basic framework for analyzing the Libyan democratization by looking at the de... more This essay offers a basic framework for analyzing the Libyan democratization by looking at the deficit of a modern (post-modern) political transition élite and the potential of civil society.The Libyan transition to democracy has covered an extensive time frame during which the state has regressed politically. After the transatlantic exit, all that remained was tribal politics and military weakness. Thus, the absence of checks and balances, which rendered the country resistant to democratic reform, yet vulnerable to civil war.The Jamahiriya (state of the masses) functioned along relatively weak administrative and security institutions, as such the National Transitional Council (NTC) hoped, upon assuming power, to reconstruct major state structures and embark on a seamless transition to democracy, within one year. However, almost eight years following the end of the Qaddafi regime,and Libya is still in a transition phase. The Libyan transition is remarkable because this is the state"s first democratic and state building attempt since independence.Also, the nuances of the Libyan transition will greatly impact the type of democracy that will eventually materialize.

This study is a historical analysis of Sierra Leone’s state structure in the 20th and 21st centur... more This study is a historical analysis of Sierra Leone’s state structure in the 20th and 21st centuries. This period was marked by defective leadership and insatiable greed that created political failure at both the national and regional level. The absence of a long-term democratic leader, coupled with the lack of institutions aimed at guiding effective resource distribution enabled the gradual collapse of the state in the wake of independence. Appropriation of wealth and corruption slowly established a cleavage between the rich elite who were in the minority, and the impoverished, uneducated and malnourished majority who eventually took up arms against the state. The latter group bonded under the Revolutionary United Front/Sierra Leone (RUF/SL) banner, and engaged the state in a civil war that lasted from 1991 to
2002.

Scottish historian and Orientalist H.A.R Gibb limits his discussion in An Interpretation of Islam... more Scottish historian and Orientalist H.A.R Gibb limits his discussion in An Interpretation of Islamic History to the development of Islamic culture and the processes by which Islamic institutions are shaped into a coherent unit in Western Asia.

IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2019

This essay offers a basic framework for analyzing the Libyan democratization by looking at the de... more This essay offers a basic framework for analyzing the Libyan democratization by looking at the deficit of a modern (post-modern) political transition élite and the potential of civil society.The Libyan transition to democracy has covered an extensive time frame during which the state has regressed politically. After the transatlantic exit, all that remained was tribal politics and military weakness. Thus, the absence of checks and balances, which rendered the country resistant to democratic reform, yet vulnerable to civil war.The Jamahiriya (state of the masses) functioned along relatively weak administrative and security institutions, as such the National Transitional Council (NTC) hoped, upon assuming power, to reconstruct major state structures and embark on a seamless transition to democracy, within one year. However, almost eight years following the end of the Qaddafi regime,and Libya is still in a transition phase. The Libyan transition is remarkable because this is the state"s first democratic and state building attempt since independence.Also, the nuances of the Libyan transition will greatly impact the type of democracy that will eventually materialize.

This study is a historical analysis of Sierra Leone’s state structure in the 20th and 21st centur... more This study is a historical analysis of Sierra Leone’s state structure in the 20th and 21st centuries. This period was marked by defective leadership and insatiable greed that created political failure at both the national and regional level. The absence of a long-term democratic leader, coupled with the lack of institutions aimed at guiding effective resource distribution enabled the gradual collapse of the state in the wake of independence. Appropriation of wealth and corruption slowly established a cleavage between the rich elite who were in the minority, and the impoverished, uneducated and malnourished majority who eventually took up arms against the state. The latter group bonded under the Revolutionary United Front/Sierra Leone (RUF/SL) banner, and engaged the state in a civil war that lasted from 1991 to
2002.