Publication |
Philadelphia, Chelsea House Publishers, 2002.
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Description |
127pPink Spine
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Series |
Creation of the Modern Middle East
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Summary/Abstract |
Describes Oman's history for the past 250 years and their desire for a righteous leader within the Ibadi Muslim tradition and the pursuit of an active role in world affairs.
Introductory essay by Akbar Ahmed.
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Contents |
City in the sand and the righteous imam
Sayyid Sa’id ibn Sultan
The Al Bu Sa’id struggle for power
Sultanate and imamate
Unification and opposition
Sultan Qaboos and the renaissance
The new Oman
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Standard Number |
0791065081 Hb.
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