Sultan qaboos and modern Oman, 1970-2020 / edited by Allen James Fromherz and Abdulrahman al-Salimi.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: xii, 476 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1474493467
  • 9781474493468
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 953.53 23
LOC classification:
  • DS247.O68 S85 2022
Contents:
Introduction: Sultan Qaboos, Omani Society and the "Blessed Renaissance", 1979-2020 / Allen James Fromherz -- The legacy of Sultan Qaboos: a historiographical Note / Uzi Rabi -- Prehistoric interactions between Oman and the Indus civilization: projecting the past in the present / Jonathan Mark Kenoyer -- The modern land of Frankincense: Dhofari sites as national and world heritage / Krista Lewis -- The multiple legacies of Sultan Qaboos: heritage and Omani nation-building / Victoria Penziner Hightower and James Worrall -- Stamps as messengers of the Renaissance: The postal issues of Oman during the reign of Sultan Qaboos / Calvin H. Allen Jr. -- From the first Renaissance to the second: The historical and legal basis for the Sultanate / Abdulrahman al Salimi -- The interpretation of Islam under Sultan Qaboos / Valerie J. Hoffman -- In the middle of a reign / Mandana E. Limbert -- Constitutional reforms during the reign of Sultan Qaboos / Salim al-Kharusi -- Nation and state in Oman: the initial impact of 1970 / J.E. Peterson -- Literature in Oman during the reign of Sultan Qaboos / Barbara Michalak-Pikulska -- Public health and the Omani renaissance / Sean Foley -- Beyond the horizon and back: The Sultan Qaboos Scholarship / Jody Pritt -- Muscat and Sultan Qaboos: The Omanization of Muscat and the Muscatization of Oman / Javier Guirado Alonso -- Duqm and Salalah: Oman's ports and special economic zones / Jeffrey R. Kinnier -- Greening Oman: Islamic environmentalism, sustainable development, and post-oil futures / Maria F. Curtis -- Omani peace-making and Middle East crises in the 2010's: Sultan Qaboos's last decade / Juan Cole -- "Friend to all, enemy to none": Oman's quiet diplomacy since 1970 / Francis Owtram.
Summary: "This book provides multiple perspectives on the modern history of Oman during the reign of Sultan Qaboos (1970-2022). It examines the theme of rebirth: of the connections between the past and the future pursued by Sultan Qaboos and his government in fields as diverse as health, religion, law, economy, heritage and diplomacy. Not overlooking the many challenges faced during Sultan Qaboos' reign - and still faced by Oman - the contributors engage various theories and perspectives about the country's remarkable economic, religious, educational and cultural transformations"-- From back cover
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Sultan Qaboos, Omani Society and the "Blessed Renaissance", 1979-2020 / Allen James Fromherz -- The legacy of Sultan Qaboos: a historiographical Note / Uzi Rabi -- Prehistoric interactions between Oman and the Indus civilization: projecting the past in the present / Jonathan Mark Kenoyer -- The modern land of Frankincense: Dhofari sites as national and world heritage / Krista Lewis -- The multiple legacies of Sultan Qaboos: heritage and Omani nation-building / Victoria Penziner Hightower and James Worrall -- Stamps as messengers of the Renaissance: The postal issues of Oman during the reign of Sultan Qaboos / Calvin H. Allen Jr. -- From the first Renaissance to the second: The historical and legal basis for the Sultanate / Abdulrahman al Salimi -- The interpretation of Islam under Sultan Qaboos / Valerie J. Hoffman -- In the middle of a reign / Mandana E. Limbert -- Constitutional reforms during the reign of Sultan Qaboos / Salim al-Kharusi -- Nation and state in Oman: the initial impact of 1970 / J.E. Peterson -- Literature in Oman during the reign of Sultan Qaboos / Barbara Michalak-Pikulska -- Public health and the Omani renaissance / Sean Foley -- Beyond the horizon and back: The Sultan Qaboos Scholarship / Jody Pritt -- Muscat and Sultan Qaboos: The Omanization of Muscat and the Muscatization of Oman / Javier Guirado Alonso -- Duqm and Salalah: Oman's ports and special economic zones / Jeffrey R. Kinnier -- Greening Oman: Islamic environmentalism, sustainable development, and post-oil futures / Maria F. Curtis -- Omani peace-making and Middle East crises in the 2010's: Sultan Qaboos's last decade / Juan Cole -- "Friend to all, enemy to none": Oman's quiet diplomacy since 1970 / Francis Owtram.

"This book provides multiple perspectives on the modern history of Oman during the reign of Sultan Qaboos (1970-2022). It examines the theme of rebirth: of the connections between the past and the future pursued by Sultan Qaboos and his government in fields as diverse as health, religion, law, economy, heritage and diplomacy. Not overlooking the many challenges faced during Sultan Qaboos' reign - and still faced by Oman - the contributors engage various theories and perspectives about the country's remarkable economic, religious, educational and cultural transformations"-- From back cover