Britain and Oman, c. 1945–1980

The Silent Relationship

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Britain’s relations with successive sultans were deliberately concealed, including the contribution of special forces in fighting Oman’s insurgencies.It is widely argued that when Qaboos bin Said became Sultan in 1970, a ‘renaissance’ occurred, however many newly discovered documents have called this into question.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-06-21
Mått148 x 210 x 25 mm
Vikt591 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBritain and the World
Antal sidor347
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031754715

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Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Oman: An Imperial Convenience.- Chapter 3: The expansion of British policy in Oman in the 1950s: armed forces and boundaries.- Chapter 4: Oman, Insurgency, and the Suez Era.- Chapter 5: The Deepening Relationship: armed forces, insurgency, and development, 1958-1960.- Chapter 6: Britain and Oman in the early 1960s.- Chapter 7: Separate in Isolation: Oman and the British withdrawal from the Gulf.- Chapter 8: A Perfect Storm: the SAF and the Dhofar Insurgency, 1965-1970.- Chapter 9: The Writing on the Wall: the demise of Said bin Taymur.- Chapter 10: Oman’s Renaissance: the early years of Sultan Qaboos’ rule.- Chapter 11: Out of Isolation: Oman joins the international system.- Chapter 12: The Continuation of the Silent Relationship.- Conclusion.