Oman: The Modernization of the Sultanate

Informationen zum Autor Calvin H. Allen Jr Zusammenfassung This reissue (1987) focuses on the land, the people and the history of Oman. 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Land and People 2. Ancient and Medieval History 3. Oman’s Imperial Age 4. Imamate and Sultanate 5. Challenges to Unity 6. Political Development 7. Economic and Social Development 8. Oman and the World 9. Oman to 2000

Product details

• Authors: Jr Allen, Calvin H. Allen Jr
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.02.2016
• EAN: 9781138183025
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18302-5
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Gulf
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Oman, HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, Middle Eastern history