Contemporary Oman

Contemporary OmanAt a time of rapid international change and marked regional dynamism, the Sultanate of Oman is emerging as a nation of surprising significance. In this book, renowned local and international authors as well as promising younger scholars present studies on the history, politics, economy and culture of Oman.

not quantity - a better life based on having fewer material possessions

and countless others who seem always to threaten human life without facing the consequences

living eulogies

This book explores the life of Henry Dresser (1838–1915)

and the United States address not only the question of the meaning of the Quincentennial of the Encounter

How an adaptor reads

and how they handled conflict while avoiding confrontation on sensitive issues of race and power

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and ambient conditions

and countless other artists from the West

and clinicians

ready to leave Greece behind