{"product_id":"the-imamate-tradition-of-oman-paperback-9780521106146","title":"The Imamate Tradition of Oman (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521106146","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Imamate Tradition of Oman\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt the core of this book is an attempt to explain a conflict in Oman in the 1950s and 1960s between two claimants to authority: the Imam of the Ibadi sect and the Sultan.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Craven Wilkinson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521106146, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 April 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e428 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAt the core of this book is an attempt to explain a conflict in Oman in the 1950s and 1960s between two claimants to authority: the Imam of the Ibadi sect in the interior and the Sultan with his capital at Muscat on the coast. The crisis, precipitated by two rival oil companies, acquired wider dimensions because the Sultan was supported by the British, whilst the Imam was eventually backed by Saudi Arabia. In his analysis of the roots of this conflict John Wilkinson traces the themes of regional identity, tribal organization and political authority over some 1200 years of history in south-eastern Arabia. The constitution of the Imamate has periodically unified the tribes of central Oman into a form of statehood capable of creating an overseas empire. But in spite of the accruing wealth, notably from Eastern Africa in the nineteenth century, the institutions necessary for permanent government were never created.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Geopolitical Structures: 1. Regional identity\u003cbr\u003e 2. Regional divisions I: Muscat and Oman\u003cbr\u003e 3. Regional divisions II: core and periphery\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Tribal Structures: 4. Clan patterns: lore or law?\u003cbr\u003e 5. Property, territory and shaikhs\u003cbr\u003e 6. Territory and tribal state formation\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Imamate Structures: 7. The Imamate community\u003cbr\u003e 8. Laws of the community\u003cbr\u003e 9. Tribe, state and dynasties: a historical overview\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Al Bu Said and the Ibadi renaissance\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Twentieth Century Imamate: 11. The traditional opening: the Imamate restored\u003cbr\u003e 12. The oil game\u003cbr\u003e 13. The end game: the overthrow of the Imamate\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusion: the spoilt game.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religious groups: social \u0026amp; cultural aspects [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious groups: social \u0026amp; cultural aspects\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20groups:%20social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20aspects%20%5BJFSR%5D%22\"\u003eJFSR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003969229080,"sku":"9780521106146","price":39.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521106146i.jpg?v=1694976086","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-imamate-tradition-of-oman-paperback-9780521106146","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}