Books by Ali Ahmida
Dr. Ahmida’s books explore colonialism, Genocide, state formation, resistance, and historical memory in Libya and North Africa. His works have been published in English and Arabic and translated internationally.
Genocide in Libya: Shar, a Hidden Colonial History Routledge, 2020.
Review:A Review of Genocide in Libya: Shar, a Hidden Colonial History” by Lisa Anderson, Foriegn Affairs
Forgotten Voices: Power and Agency in Colonial and Postcolonial Libya Routledge, 2005.
Bridges Across the Sahara: Social, Economic and Cultural Impact of the Trans Sahara Trade During the 19th and 20th Centuries. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009.
The Making of Modern Libya: State Formation, Colonization, and Resistance 1830-1932. Beirut, Lebanon: The Center for Arab Unity Studies, 1995. A revised and updated 3rd edition, 2013. (Arabic)
Beyond Colonialism and Nationalism in the Maghrib: History, Culture and Politics New York: Palgrave Press, 2000. An Arabic translation published by Center of Arab Unity Studies and Libyan Ministry of Culture, 2014.
The Libyan Novel: A Historical and Social Introduction to the Post-Colonial Stage Pioneer Publishing House, 2019
The Libya We Don’t Know: History, Culture and Civil Society 1835-2012. Cairo, Egypt: Dar al Hilal, 2014. (Arabic)
The Making of Modern Libya: State Formation, Colonization, and Resistance 1830-1932. Beirut, Lebanon: The Center for Arab Unity Studies, 1995. A second edition, 1998.
Other Works
Post-Orientalism: Critical Reviews. Beirut, Lebanon: Center of Arab Unity Studies, 2009. (Arabic)