Oman Since 1856

Robert Geran Landen

Published by Princeton University Press 1967

Oman Since 1856

Robert Geran Landen

Volume 2286 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400878277

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Oman, a state in southeastern Arabia, is a prime example of a country that has not benefited greatly from modernization, but instead has fallen into economic and political insignificance as a result of economic and technological innovations introduced by the West. Prior to the nineteenth century Mr. Landen finds that native Omanis had developed a thriving maritime industry which was responsible for the country's economic health. With the advent of colonialism from the West, Oman’s fortunes declined. The changes that took place, the influence of British leaders who directed the political activities in Oman, and the internal politics of Oman are all considered. The last chapter contains speculations on the effect of the discovery of oil on the future of Oman.

Originally published in 1967.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
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PART I. Introduction: Oman and the Old Order in the Persian Gulf
1. The Premodern Persian Gulf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Oman Before the Late Nineteenth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
PART II. The Impact of Early Economic and Technological Modernization
3. The Beginnings of Modernization in the Persian Gulf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
4. Economic Change in Oman During the Late Nineteenth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
PART III. The Consolidation of British Political Paramountcy in Oman and the Persian Gulf
5. The Evolution of Indirect Rule, 1862–92 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
6. The Defense of British Predominance, 1892–1903 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
PART IV. Oman’s Political Accommodation to a New Age
7. Collapse of the Moderate Regime, 1856–71 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
8. Reconstruction of the Moderate Regime, 1871–1903 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
9. Epilogue: Oman in the Twentieth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	388
Bibliographical Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	457