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Oman's insurgencies : the sultanate's struggle for supremacy

Peterson, John, 1947- author

2007

Overview

\"Oman today is a rapidly modernizing and peaceful country on the fringes of a region in turmoil. It does, however, have a long history of internal strife. In the twentieth century, this strife took the form of two internal conflicts.\" \"The Northern Oman or al-Jabal al-Akhdar War of the 1950s was a struggle between the forces of the old tribally based Imamate and the newer Sultanate in the northern part of the country. In the Dhufar War of the 1960s-70s an anti-Sultanate - and later Marxist - front sought secession in the south.\" \"J. E. Peterson takes a detailed look at these two wars in the context of insurgency and counter-insurgency warfare. He surveys Oman's transition from a strictly traditional regime controlling only parts of the country to a modern, inclusive state, particularly in terms of security concerns. Peterson analyses the development of the Sultanate's successful responses to security challenges, especially in the creation and evolution of modern armed forces.\"--Jacket.

• Publisher: Saqi
• Subject: Oman. Armed Forces of Sultan Qaboos / Oman History Dhofar War, 1964-1976 / Oman Politics and government
• ISBN: 9780863564567, 0863564569

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DS 247 .O68 P48 2007	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE