Women and Community in Oman

by Christine Eickelman

Book Overview

Before 1970 Oman was one of teh more isolated countries on the Arab peninsula. The growth of the oil economy during the seventies, however, has brought rapid change to the small towns and villages that make up the country.
In Women and Community in Oman Chritine Eickelman captures the tone and feel of this desert culture on the verge of substantial, and probably irreversible, change. During 1979 and 1980 she lived in Hamra, an oasis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814721664
• ISBN13: 9780814721667
• Release Date: December 1984
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"