Oman is the inheritor of a unique political tradition, and has a special place in the Arab Islamic world. Hussein Ghubash's well-researched book takes the reader on an historical voyage through geography, politics, and culture of the region, from the sixteenth century to the present day.

Auteur

Dr Ghubash is the author of several books and the U.A.E. ambassador to UNESCO. He holds a PhD in political science.

Résumé
Oman is the inheritor of a unique political tradition, the imama (imamate), and has a special place in the Arab Islamic world. From the eighth century and for more than a thousand years, the story of Oman was essentially a story of an original, minority, movement: the Ibadi. This long period was marked by the search for a just imama through the Ibadi model of the Islamic State.Hussein Ghubash's well-researched book takes the reader on an historical voyage through geography, politics, and culture of the region, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Oman has long-standing ties with East Africa as well as Europe; the first contact between Oman and European imperialist powers took place at the dawn of the 1500s with the arrival of the Portuguese, eventually followed by the Dutch, French and British.Persuasive, thorough and drawing on Western as well as Islamic political theory, this book analyzes the different historical and geopolitical roles of this strategic country. Thanks to its millennial tradition, Oman enjoys a solid national culture and a stable socio-political situation. Today, it is moving steadily towards a democratic future.

Contenu

Introduction; Part 1 The im?ma state from its formation to the British colonial order; preli Preliminary Chapter; Chapter 1 The Ib??i doctrine; Chapter 2 The Portuguese period 1500-1650; Chapter 3 The example of the Ibadhi Islamic State in modern history; Chapter 4 Al-B? Sa??di's state; Chapter 5; concl1 Conclusion of Part I; Part II From the colonial challenge to the imamate response; Chapter 6 The Omani-African state (1650-1860); Chapter 7 The revolution of im?m ?Azz?n ibn Qays al-B? Sa??di (1869-1871); Chapter 8 Oman between independence and dependence; Chapter 9 The sultanate of Muscat and the im?ma of Oman; Chapter 10 The revolution of 1955-1964; concl2 Conclusion of Part II; gener General conclusion;