| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> OmanFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Oman**Library of Congress Call Number DS247.A13                   P47 1994****Please                   note**: The current Country Study was previously in a                   multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in                   the printed book.- Persian                       Gulf States -- Oman  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (William Smyth)                          - Trade                           in the Gulf  The                           Gulf in the Ancient WorldEarly                           Development of Islam
Sunni                               Islam
- Shia                               Islam  The                               Spread of IslamThe                           Gulf in the Middle Ages
- The                           Age of Colonialism  Wahhabi                           Islam and the GulfTreaties                           with the British
- Discovery                           of Oil  IndependenceDevelopments                           Since Independence
- Tribal                           Nature of Gulf Society      - Chapter                       6 - Oman  (Fareed Mohamedi)                            - Oman                           -- Country Profile        - Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                               and TelecommunicationsGovernment                               and Politics
- National                               Security   Oman                           -- Geography and Population- Geography  ClimatePopulation
- Oman                           -- Society    - Religion  EducationHealth
- Oman                           -- The Economy    - Public                               Finance and the Five-Year Development Plans  Foreign                               Trade and the Balance of PaymentsHydrocarbon                               Sector
Reserves
- Oil                                   Production and Exports  Foreign                                   Downstream VenturesGas                                   Development and Production
- Agriculture                               and Fishing    - Agriculture  FishingNon-oil                               Minerals
- Industry  TourismTransportation
- Telecommunications  LaborWater                               and Power
- Banking   Oman                           -- Government and Politics- Historical                               Patterns of Governance  Faisal                               ibn Turki, 1888-1913Taimur                               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 GroupsThe                                   Al Said Dynasty
- Established                                   Merchant Families   Government                               Institutions- Consultative                                   Council  Judicial                                   SystemThe                               Media
- Oman                           -- Foreign Relations    - Regional                               Relations  International                               Relations- Chapter                       7 - Regional and National Security Considerations  (Jean                       R. Tartter)                          - Historical                           Overview      - Impact                               of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-88  Persian                               Gulf War, 1991Territorial                           Disputes
- Regional                           Security Problems  Collective                           Security under the Gulf Cooperation CouncilMilitary                           Capabilities of the Persian Gulf States
- Kuwait    - Background  Organization                               and Mission of the ForcesRole                               of Kuwaiti Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf War
- Personnel,                               Training, and Recruitment  Internal                               SecurityPolice                               and the Criminal Justice System
- Human                               Rights Practices   Bahrain- Persian                               Gulf War  Internal                               SecurityQatar
- United                           Arab Emirates    - Background  Organization                               and EquipmentThe                               Role of the United Arab Emirates in the Iran-Iraq                               War and the Persian Gulf War
- Internal                               Security Problems   Oman- Background  Mission                               of the Armed ForcesOrganization                               and Equipment of the Armed Forces
- Omani                               Role in the Persian Gulf War, 1991  Internal                               Security- Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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