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Author | : Jeremy Jones |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2015-08-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107009405 |
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The ideal introduction to the history of modern Oman from the eighteenth century to the present, this book combines the most recent scholarship on Omani history with insights drawn from a close analysis of the politics and international relations of contemporary Oman. Jeremy Jones and Nicholas Ridout offer a distinctive new approach to Omani history, building on post-colonial thought and integrating the study of politics and culture. The book addresses key topics including Oman's historical cosmopolitanism, the distinctive role of Omani Islam in the country's social and political life, Oman's role in the global economy of the nineteenth century, insurrection and revolution in the twentieth century, the role of Sultan Qaboos in the era of oil and Oman's unique regional and diplomatic perspective on contemporary issues.
Author | : Patricia Risso |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2016-02-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317291751 |
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During the early modern period Oman held a key position in the trade routes whereby the Muslim world dominated indigenous trade in the Indian Ocean. In the second half of the eighteenth century, Oman broke free from foreign political control and became the dominant economic and naval force in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf. This was a golden age for Omanis, when their economic power and political prestige were at their height. This study, first published in 1986, presents a detailed, comprehensive history of this important period, and includes tribal politics, the role of religion, and Oman’s relations with neighbouring areas such as Persia and East Africa. The era ends with the political and maritime pressures exerted on Oman by Britain and France, and the territorial pressures exerted by the Wahhabi Arabians.
Author | : Francis Owtram |
Publisher | : I.B. Tauris |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2004-06-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781860646171 |
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A Modern History of Oman details the British influence in Oman from early contacts with the Sultan of Muscat in 1800. The discovery of oil in the region in 1932, following earlier Middle East discoveries, increased the key strategic importance of Oman and set the pattern for the 20th century. The ""modernizing"" Sultan Qabus, supported by the British, seized power by a coup in 1970, confirmed Oman's position as a key state in the Persian Gulf region. This illuminating work is based on state documents from Europe, US, Japan and the Arab world covering Oman and Western geopolitical policy.
Author | : John Townsend |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Oman |
ISBN | : 9780856644467 |
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Author | : Calvin H. Allen, Jr |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2016-02-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317291638 |
Download Oman: the Modernization of the Sultanate Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Until the 1970s Oman was an isolated, almost medieval kingdom, virtually unknown to the outside world. The 1970 palace coup that brought Sultan Qaboos b. Sa’id Al-Sa’id to power also brought Oman into the twentieth century. Development programmes made modernization a rapid process, and Oman’s location at the entrance to the Straits of Hormuz gave the country an increasing importance to US security interests in the Gulf region. Yet despite modernization, Oman remains an unknown land. This book, first published in 1987, dispels some of the mystery by focusing on the land, the people and the history. It explores the influences on events of trade, foreign involvement in Omani affairs, and Ibadism (the principal sect of Islam in Oman). It also emphasizes the role of the Sultan in contemporary Oman. The architect of Oman’s ‘new age’, Qaboos has overseen significant changes in the country’s political system and rapid economic growth financed by oil exports.
Author | : Pauline Searle |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2016-04-14 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317242092 |
Download Dawn Over Oman Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Oman is one of the most beautiful and popular countries in the Middle East, yet a few years ago it was one of the world’s backwaters where visitors were discouraged. The turning point came with the takeover of power by Sultan Qaboos bin Said in 1970. This book, first published in 1979, takes the reader around the country, from the rugged Musandam peninsula in the north to the southern province of Dhofar. It builds a bridge between historical and modern Oman, describes the people and their landscapes, and the country’s indigenous arts and crafts.
Author | : Jeremy Jones |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2013-03-10 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0748674632 |
Download Oman, Culture and Diplomacy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book is a cultural history, offering an historical account of the formation of a distinctive Omani culture; arguing that it is in this unique culture that a specific conception and practice of diplomacy has been developed.
Author | : Susan Gilson Miller |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521810701 |
Download A History of Modern Morocco Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A richly documented survey of modern Moroccan history that will enthral those searching for the background to present-day events in the region.
Author | : John Peterson |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9004152660 |
Download Historical Muscat Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An examination of the historical environment of Muscat, the capital of Oman, and the damage sustained by the city's historical legacy since 1970. It includes a historical gazetteer of Muscat and its environs and numerous maps and photographs.
Author | : Charles J. Olson |
Publisher | : Stacey International Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Oman |
ISBN | : 9781906768645 |
Download Voices of Oman Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Voices of Oman is a collection of eyewitness accounts of the most significant event of modern Omani history, the Omani Renaissance of 1970, which transformed a tent-in-the-desert culture into a modern urban state. The stories told in the 15 interviews contained in this work show the human dimension of a large historical change. Whatever cultural ground the reader may or may not share with these individuals, these stories show in poignant detail how we are all alike and how we are all different. History is the glue that holds a culture together, and Oman's past is filled with periods of glorious achievement that contribute to the contemporary Omani's sense of continuity and cultural identity. In the twentieth century the definition of history expanded to include, not just the exploits of the famous and powerful but also the stories of "everyday" people. This large group, the overwhelming majority of any culture, in the past had no voice in the historical narrative. Voices of Oman draws from a diverse cross-section of society to tell the story of the Omani Renaissance in the words of those who lived the transition.