Oman: the Modernization of the Sultanate
Title | Oman: the Modernization of the Sultanate PDF eBook |
Author | Calvin H. Allen, Jr |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 154 |
Release | 2016-02-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1317291646 |
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.
Oman
Title | Oman PDF eBook |
Author | Calvin H. Allen |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 154 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780813301259 |
Oman Reborn
Title | Oman Reborn PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Pappas Funsch |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 245 |
Release | 2015-12-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137502010 |
The Sultanate of Oman is one of the few "good news" stories to have emerged from the Middle East in recent memory. This book traces the narrative of a little-known and relatively stable Arab country whose history of independence, legacy of interaction with diverse cultures, and enlightened modern leadership have transformed it in less than fifty years from an isolated medieval-style potentate to a stable, dynamic, and largely optimistic country. At the heart of this fascinating story is Oman’s sultan, Qaboos bin Sa’id, friend to both East and West, whose unique leadership style has resulted in both domestic and foreign policy achievements during more than four decades in office. Exploring Oman from a historical perspective, Funsch examines how the country’s unique blend of tradition and modernization has enabled it to succeed while others in the region have failed. Accounts of the author’s own experiences with Oman’s transformation add rich layers of depth, texture, and personality to the narrative.
Oman
Title | Oman PDF eBook |
Author | John Townsend |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 212 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Oman |
ISBN | 9780856644467 |
Sultan Qaboos and Modern Oman, 1970-2020
Title | Sultan Qaboos and Modern Oman, 1970-2020 PDF eBook |
Author | Allen James Fromherz |
Publisher | EUP |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2024-02-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781474493475 |
Explores the social, cultural, legal and religious changes that occurred in Oman during the reign of Sultan Qaboos
A History of Modern Oman
Title | A History of Modern Oman PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy Jones |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 305 |
Release | 2015-08-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1316404595 |
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.
Cultivating the Past, Living the Modern
Title | Cultivating the Past, Living the Modern PDF eBook |
Author | Amal Sachedina |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | 171 |
Release | 2021-09-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1501758632 |
Cultivating the Past, Living the Modern explores how and why heritage has emerged as a prevalent force in building the modern nation state of Oman. Amal Sachedina analyses the relations with the past that undergird the shift in Oman from an Ibadi shari'a Imamate (1913–1958) to a modern nation state from 1970 onwards. Since its inception as a nation state, material forms in the Sultanate of Oman—such as old mosques and shari'a manuscripts, restored forts, national symbols such as the coffee pot or the dagger (khanjar), and archaeological sites—have saturated the landscape, becoming increasingly ubiquitous as part of a standardized public and visual memorialization of the past. Oman's expanding heritage industry, exemplified by the boom in museums, exhibitions, street montages, and cultural festivals, shapes a distinctly national geography and territorialized narrative. But Cultivating the Past, Living the Modern demonstrates there are consequences to this celebration of heritage. As the national narrative conditions the way people ethically work on themselves through evoking forms of heritage, it also generates anxieties and emotional sensibilities that seek to address the erasures and occlusions of the past.