A History of Modern Oman

An excelente review of Oman's history, carefully describing the periods of its development. Really top.

I don't doubt this is a decent history of Oman, but it is not an interesting page turner for the casual reader. And a lot of the fault lies in the subject matter rather than the author. I very much enjoyed the chapters on the early and medieval history, but by the time were get into trade treaties with the British Empire, the history becomes entirely dry. Also there are few historical controversies in Oman I've read about before, particularly about British involvement in the coup d'état of 1970 - potentially one of the highlights of Omani history for English language readers - which I felt were dealt with quite superficially.

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Excellent book. Not only a good revision of Omani history that pays attention to economic, political, social and cultural aspects, but a deep discussion about the meaning of modernity and nation in the Gulf. Also, the best analysis of the Arab Spring (not only in Oman) I've read yet. Highly recommended.

I really appreciated the overall quality of the historical research encompassed in this book, as well as the conversational tone that eased the reading. Wanting to learn more about Oman’s history, I found that this was one of the few English written books about it, and it pleasantly surprised me. Through it, I learned not only about history but about culture, diplomacy and social issues ingrained in Oman’s past and present. It is truly a very valuable and accessible history book! Really recommend!

Honestly enjoyed the book content. However the book format was in small font and difficult to read. SO buy in kindle so you can enlarge to decent font size. I wish amazon would somehow note in description of books or filter by Font size.

Excellent book. Needs to be updated to include the transition of power to Sultan Haitham. Kindle version had some formatting problems.