Modern History of Oman: Formation of the State since 1920
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Owtram (social sciences, U. of Southampton, UK) sees three major themes as being of importance in understanding the state formation processes of modern Oman: the worldwide expansion of capitalism and its accompanying social relations and state system; the nature of external (Western) involvement within the context of the capitalist environment, and the impact of that involvement on Omany society. He describes how these themes have influenced state formation in Oman since the 1920s, identifying four phases corresponding to the establishment of British informal empire, the expansion of the Sultanate encouraged by British oil interests, the consolidation of the state as Arab nationalism and radicalism weakened the British position in the region, and the present contemporary rentier state. In narrating these developments, Owtram often raises comparative issues of how and why Oman differs from other states of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Distributed in the US by Palgrave. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ch. 1The theoretical context9Ch. 2Oman and British imperial expansion 1798-192029Ch. 3Informal empire in Oman 1921-193151Ch. 4The expansion of the Sultanate 1932-195569Ch. 5The consolidation of the Omani state 1956-197797Ch. 6Western strategic interests in the contemporary Omani state143
