A History of Modern Oman

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Cambridge University Press, 31. 8. 2015
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 postcolonial 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.
 

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Introduction
1
Oman and the Al Bu Said
23
Oman Zanzibar and Empire
35
Oman in the Age of British Ascendancy and the Arab Nahda
64
Sultan Barghash a carte de visite 1865 page
83
Sultan Taimur and his court 1913
96
The Sultanate as Nation 19321959
99
The ruins of Sulayman bin Himyars house at Birkat al Mowz
130
Dhofar
132
Tariq in Muscat 1970
151
Oil Government and Security 19551980 161 7 Shura Diplomacy and Economic Liberalisation 19802000
195
Oman in the TwentyFirst Century
232
Bibliography
273
Index
281
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282
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O autorovi (2015)

Jeremy Jones has an Oxford-based consulting business and has worked on Oman since the 1980s. His first book Negotiating Change: The New Politics of the Middle East anticipated the Arab Spring.

Nicholas Ridout is the only professor of theatre who also writes and researches extensively on the history and politics of the Middle East. He has worked with Jeremy Jones on research in Oman since 1989, alongside his successful career as an academic in theatre and performance studies.

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