Oman: 40th Anniversary Edition
Oman is a country no visitor forgets. The ancient land ofcopper and frankincense, hub of sea and land routeslinking India, Arabia and the Mediterranean; a country of richports, merchant houses and castles, Oman’s heritage has beguiledand intrigued visitors for centuries. Its mountain ranges, fertilecoastal strips, vast deserts and incense-bearing hills, oncepossessed a trading empire of its own.A century ago, the country was in decline. Only on theaccession of Sultan Qaboos in 1970 and the appropriateexploitation of its mineral wealth did the country begin to floweronce more. Oman has since undergone a dazzling renaissance,economically, socially and culturally. In this acclaimed book -now in its sixth edition – Sir Donald Hawley, Britain’s firstambassador to Oman in the 1970s and an acknowledgedauthority on the country chronicles the remarkable changes thathave taken place in the last 30 years. Since Sir Donald’s death in2008, his work has been updated by the hand of one of hissuccessors.The many photographs of the land and its people, architectureand arts will inspire the reader, while maps and diagrams amplifythe text.
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