Oman's insurgencies : the sultanate's struggle for supremacy / J.E. Peterson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Saqi, 2007.Description: 522 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780863564567 (hbk.)
  • 0863564569 (hbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 953.53 22
LOC classification:
  • DS247.O68 P48 2007
Contents:
The sultanate and its challenges -- War in northern Oman -- War in southern Oman : the front ascendant -- War in southern Oman : the sultanate victorious -- The triumph of the sultanate.
Review: "Oman today is a rapidly modernizing and peaceful country on the fringes of a region in turmoil. It does, however, have a long history of internal strife. In the twentieth century, this strife took the form of two internal conflicts." "The Northern Oman or al-Jabal al-Akhdar War of the 1950s was a struggle between the forces of the old tribally based Imamate and the newer Sultanate in the northern part of the country. In the Dhufar War of the 1960s-70s an anti-Sultanate - and later Marxist - front sought secession in the south." "J. E. Peterson takes a detailed look at these two wars in the context of insurgency and counter-insurgency warfare. He surveys Oman's transition from a strictly traditional regime controlling only parts of the country to a modern, inclusive state, particularly in terms of security concerns. Peterson analyses the development of the Sultanate's successful responses to security challenges, especially in the creation and evolution of modern armed forces."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The sultanate and its challenges -- War in northern Oman -- War in southern Oman : the front ascendant -- War in southern Oman : the sultanate victorious -- The triumph of the sultanate.

"Oman today is a rapidly modernizing and peaceful country on the fringes of a region in turmoil. It does, however, have a long history of internal strife. In the twentieth century, this strife took the form of two internal conflicts." "The Northern Oman or al-Jabal al-Akhdar War of the 1950s was a struggle between the forces of the old tribally based Imamate and the newer Sultanate in the northern part of the country. In the Dhufar War of the 1960s-70s an anti-Sultanate - and later Marxist - front sought secession in the south." "J. E. Peterson takes a detailed look at these two wars in the context of insurgency and counter-insurgency warfare. He surveys Oman's transition from a strictly traditional regime controlling only parts of the country to a modern, inclusive state, particularly in terms of security concerns. Peterson analyses the development of the Sultanate's successful responses to security challenges, especially in the creation and evolution of modern armed forces."--BOOK JACKET.