Al-Sur al-Muhit - The City Wall of Bahla as a Case Study for the Organisation of Communal Task in Central Oman on the Eve of Modern State Administation, 1967- 1977of Modernk

This study presents recent findings on the famous city wall of Bahla in Central Oman. A previously unstudied register, housed under the title Al-Sur al-Müi¿ ("The Encircling Wall") in the Ministry of Heritage and Culture in Muscat, provides unique insight into the management and maintenance of the wall during the years 1967-1977, right on the eve of the rapid and pervasive process of state modernisation initiated under Sultan Qaboos.

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• Authors: Nasser Al-Saqri, Johann Buessow, Michaela Hoffmann-Ruf
• Assisted by: Johann Buessow (Editor)
• Publisher: EB-Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• No. of pages: 125
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 226 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 247 g
• Series: Bonner Islamstudien
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous