| Description |
1 online resource (305 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title page -- Imprint page -- Contents -- Map 1 -- Map 2 -- Introduction -- Part I -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Part II -- Part II intro -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Part III -- Part III intro -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
A comprehensive study of Oman presenting a portrait of a nation through its diplomacy. For Oman, the idea of diplomacy refers not only to the country's interactions in the global community, but also to the way in which Omani life itself is shaped by principles and practices of social and political engagement that are essentially diplomatic. Such principles are grounded in ideals of tact and tolerance that have developed over a long historical period. This is therefore a cultural history: an historical account of the formation of a distinctive Omani culture. It argues that this culture is where O |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Civilization
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Diplomatic relations
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| SUBJECT |
Oman -- Civilization
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Oman -- Foreign relations
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| Subject |
Oman
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ridout, Nicholas
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| ISBN |
9780748674619 |
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0748674616 |
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