The emergence of states in a tribal society : Oman under Sa�id bin Taymur, 1932-1970 /
This book reassesses the reign of Said bin Taymur, who was deposed by his son, Qabus bin Said, in a coup in July 1970. This study refutes the prevailing view that Saids four-decade reign should be perceived as a place where time stood still. The author offers a critical look at the economic, politic...
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Brighton [England] ; Portland, Or. :
Sussex Academic Press,
2006
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Table of Contents:
- Historical structures in Oman
- The reign of Sa��id : 1932-1952
- The creation of the unified tribal state, 1955-1959
- The unified tribal state, 1960-1964 : two different versions of the state
- The discovery of oil and the Dhufar rebellion : the end of the unified tribal state, November 1964-July 1970