Shaikhdoms of Eastern Arabia (St. Antony's)
Contributors: Ahmed Al-Shahi (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: June 9, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780333948118
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; History of specific racial & ethnic groups; c 1945 to c 1960; History; Sociology; History: World; Arabian peninsula; Anthropology - Cultural; Sociology - General; Social Science / Anthropology / General; Anthropology - General; Middle East - General; 20th century; Politics and government; Politics and government.; Social conditions; United Arab Emirates
First sentence: This book is concerned with the traditional society of the Trucial Coast of Oman, more particularly in its political aspect, and with the government of shaikhs as it has existed there over the last two centuries.