Oman - A Country Study

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Index Page

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Historical Setting
  • TRADE IN THE GULF
  • THE GULF IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
  • EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAM
  • Sunni Islam
  • Shia Islam
  • The Spread of Islam
  • THE GULF IN THE MIDDLE AGES
  • THE AGE OF COLONIALISM
  • WAHHABI ISLAM AND THE GULF
  • TREATIES WITH THE BRITISH
  • DISCOVERY OF OIL
  • INDEPENDENCE
  • DEVELOPMENTS SINCE INDEPENDENCE
  • TRIBAL NATURE OF GULF SOCIETY
  • Chapter 6. Oman
  • COUNTRY
  • SOCIETY
  • ECONOMY
  • TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
  • Oman -- Geography and Population
  • Climate
  • Population
  • Oman -- Society
  • Education
  • Health
  • Oman -- The Economy
  • Public Finance and the Five-Year Development Plans
  • Foreign Trade and the Balance of Payments
  • Hydrocarbon Sector
  • Reserves
  • Oil Production and Exports
  • Foreign Downstream Ventures
  • Gas Development and Production
  • Agriculture and Fishing
  • Agriculture
  • Fishing
  • Non-oil Minerals
  • Industry
  • Tourism
  • Transportation
  • Telecommunications
  • Labor
  • Water and Power
  • Banking
  • Oman -- Government and Politics
  • Faisal ibn Turki, 1888-1913
  • Taimur ibn Faisal, 1913-32
  • Said ibn Taimur, 1932-70
  • Qabus ibn Said: The Emergence of a Modern State
  • The Dhofar Rebellion
  • State Formation and Politically Influential Groups
  • The Al Said Dynasty
  • Established Merchant Families
  • Government Institutions
  • Consultative Council
  • Judicial System
  • The Media
  • Oman -- Foreign Relations
  • Regional Relations
  • International Relations
  • Chapter 7. Regional and National Security Considerations
  • Historical Overview
  • Impact of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-88
  • Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Territorial Disputes
  • Regional Security Problems
  • Collective Security under the Gulf Cooperation Council
  • Military Capabilities of the Persian Gulf States
  • Kuwait
  • Organization and Mission of the Forces
  • Role of Kuwaiti Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf War
  • Personnel, Training, and Recruitment
  • Internal Security
  • Police and the Criminal Justice System
  • Human Rights Practices
  • Bahrain
  • Persian Gulf War
  • Internal Security
  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Organization and Equipment
  • The Role of the United Arab Emirates in the Iran-Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War
  • Internal Security Problems
  • Oman
  • Mission of the Armed Forces
  • Organization and Equipment of the Armed Forces
  • Omani Role in the Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Internal Security

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