Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996
Book Details
Author(s)Calvin H. Allen, W. Lynn Rigsbee II
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN / ASIN0714650013
ISBN-139780714650012
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank5,427,180
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
This is an examination of the political, economic and social development of Oman from the accession Sultan Qaboos in a palace coup in 1970 to the promulation of the basic law of 1996. The book argues that the sultanate does not follow the "rentier" model but the patriarchal tradition.
