Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996

ISBN-13: 9780714650012 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 272 str.

Jr. Calvin H. Allen; II W. Lynn Rigsbee

Opis

This is an examination of the political, economic and social develoment of the Sultanate of oman from the accession fo Sultan Qaboos b Sa'id Al-Sa'id in a palace coup in 1970 to the promulgation of the basic law in November 1996. it looks at Oman within the context of the rentier model and argues that the sultanate diverges markedly from that model as the royal family has not utilized oil income to consolidate its control over the country but that, due to the patriarchal tradition of sultantal govenrment and the historical role of commercial, tribal and religoius elites, the Al-Sa'id have been forced to share power with those important elements of society.

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Digest of Middle East Studies

"This is the definitive and best-designed work on the current ruler of Oman...likely to remain the definitive study and a source of primary reference on the country and its ruler"s accomplishment for some time and should be considered as indispensable study for students and scholars alike."



Middle East Journal,winter 00

"Allen and Rigsbee have an exciting story to tell and they tell it well."



"Highly recommended for students and scholars of contemporary Middle East."

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O autorze

Calvin H. Allen, W. Lynn Rigsbee II