Book description
The ideal introduction to the history of modern Oman from the eighteenth century to the present, this book combines the most recent scholarship on Omani history with insights drawn from a close analysis of the politics and international relations of contemporary Oman. Jeremy Jones and Nicholas Ridout offer a distinctive…
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1 author picked A History of Modern Oman as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In this, one of the few general history books about modern Oman, Jones and Ridout give a comprehensive overview of the country’s last two centuries.
Though scholarly and somewhat dry in tone, it provides solid background information on the country’s politics, economy, religion, and culture. I found the sections on Ibadism (the branch of Islam practiced in Oman and almost nowhere else), Dhofar (where a rebellion occurred in 1963–1976), and Sultan Qaboos, who ruled the country for fifty years (1970–2020), to be especially helpful for understanding Oman.
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