Oman: Political Development in a Changing World

by Carol Riphenburg

The Sultanate of Oman overlooks one of the most strategic waterways in the Middle East: the Strait of Hormuz. Sharing the guardianship of the Strait with Iran, Oman's position is of key importance to the security of the entire Gulf, which holds a large portion of the world's oil resources. In a 1970 palace coup, Sultan Qaboos ibn Sa'id overthrew the repressive and reclusive rule of his father and embarked on a program of modernization. Oman became...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275961443
• ISBN13: 9780275961442
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"