Oman and the World
Author | : Joseph A. Kechichian |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Oman |
ISBN | : 0833023349 |
The first book to systematically analyze the foreign policy of the Sultanate in any lanuage.
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Author | : Joseph A. Kechichian |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Oman |
ISBN | : 0833023349 |
The first book to systematically analyze the foreign policy of the Sultanate in any lanuage.
Author | : Carol Riphenburg |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1998-02-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The Sultanate of Oman overlooks one of the most strategic waterways in the Middle East: the Strait of Hormuz. Sharing the guardianship of the Strait with Iran, Oman's position is of key importance to the security of the entire Gulf, which holds a large portion of the world's oil resources. In a 1970 palace coup, Sultan Qaboos ibn Sa'id overthrew the repressive and reclusive rule of his father and embarked on a program of modernization. Oman became one of the success stories of the developing world, instituting a modern educational system, creating a modern infrastructure, becoming an oil exporter, and constucting an elaborate social welfare system. Today the country faces a host of challenges. Oman cannot defend itself from hostile neighbors without assistance. Restructuring Omani society and the economy present even greater difficulties. Moreover, change must occur at a time when Islamic movements pose a significant political threat, and oil income is not sufficient to meet the country's social and economic needs. Professor Riphenburg has provided a survey that will be invaluable to all students and researchers of the modern Middle East.
Author | : Human Rights Watch |
Publisher | : Seven Stories Press |
Total Pages | : 910 |
Release | : 2021-02-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1644210290 |
The best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
Author | : Khalid M. Al-Azri |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0415672414 |
Looking at the social, political and legal changes in Oman since 1970, this book challenges the Islamic and tribal traditional cultural norms relating to marriage, divorce and women’s rights which guide social and legal practice in the modern Omani state. The book argues that despite the establishment of legal instruments guaranteeing equality for all citizens, the fact that the state depends upon Islamic and tribal elites for its legitimacy invalidates these guarantees in practice. Two particular features of the legal and cultural regulation of marriage and marital rights are focused on - the perceived requirement for kafa’aor equality in marriage between so called high and low socio-economic status peoples is examined, and the institution of talaq, which grants greater rights to men than to women in appeals for divorce. This book addresses highly complex subjects with great rigor, in terms of empirical research and engagement with theory, sociological and political as well as theological and legal. It is an interesting investigation of the divisions of authority between the state, Islam and tribal norms, highlighting barriers to reform in both Oman and wider Islamic society, and advocating the removal of such obstacles.
Author | : Juliet Highet |
Publisher | : Prestel Publishing |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ahmed Nawaz Hakro |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
ISBN | : 9781536157543 |
Development and diversification : a case study of the Sultanate of Oman / Ahmed Nawaz Hakro and Bilal Ahmad Pandow -- Trade flows of Oman with its major trade partners : a gravity model approach / Bashir Fida, Chamsuddin Musa and Dharmendra Singh -- Empirical investigation and evaluation of SMEs performance in Sultanate of Oman / Muhammad Saqib and Nazim Hussain Baluch -- Indoor environment and air-conditioning of residential buildings in a hot, dry climate (Oman) : present and future / Abdul Majid Noor Hanita, Nozomi Takagi, Shuichi Hokoi, Tomoko Uno, and Sri N.N. Ekasiwi -- Water loss management in Muscat : case study of Al-Seeb water supply system / Mohammed F.M. Abushammala, Manal M. Al-Bulushi and Wajeeha A. Qazi -- The use of modern standard Arabic and Arabic dialects in Oman for internal cohesion and external distinction / Rahma Al-Mahrooqi and C. J. Denman -- Factors impacting on research output in Oman : an exploratory study / Muneer Karadsheh and C.J. Denman -- Peace and decurity in non-dtate actors regions between Oman, Pakistan and Iran / Beatrice Nicolini.
Author | : Jeremy Jones |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2013-03-10 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0748674632 |
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 | : Francis Owtram |
Publisher | : I.B. Tauris |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2004-06-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781860646171 |
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 | : Calvin H. Allen, Jr |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2016-02-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317291638 |
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 | : Robert Geran Landen |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 505 |
Release | : 2015-12-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1400878276 |
Oman, a state in southeastern Arabia, is a prime example of a country that has not benefited greatly from modernization, but instead has fallen into economic and political insignificance as a result of economic and technological innovations introduced by the West. Prior to the nineteenth century Mr. Landen finds that native Omanis had developed a thriving maritime industry which was responsible for the country's economic health. With the advent of colonialism from the West, Oman’s fortunes declined. The changes that took place, the influence of British leaders who directed the political activities in Oman, and the internal politics of Oman are all considered. The last chapter contains speculations on the effect of the discovery of oil on the future of Oman. Originally published in 1967. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.