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Marc Valeri
284 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231700887
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: Not specified
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When Sultan Qaboos overthrew his father as ruler of the Persian Gulf state of Oman in 1970, with the help of British advisers, few expected him to survive long. He was unknown to his own population, and the country was poor and plagued by civil wa...
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Marc Valeri
284 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231700887
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
When Sultan Qaboos overthrew his father as ruler of the Persian Gulf state of Oman in 1970, with the help of British advisers, few expected him to survive long. He was unknown to his own population, and the country was poor and plagued by civil wa...