TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Jeremy
AU  - Ridout,Nicholas Peter
TI  - Oman, culture and diplomacy
SN  - 9780748677337 (pbk.) :
AV  - DS247.O64 J66 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - Internationale Politik
KW  - gnd
KW  - Kultur
KW  - Oman
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Foreign relations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-285) and index; A cosmopolitan nation -- A culture of diplomacy -- Muscat and Mysore : between the Empire and the Republic -- Diplomacy and 'piracy' : 1797-1819 -- An Englishman in Oman -- Moving to Zanzibar -- Zanzibar, Britain, the USA and the slave trade -- Dealing with Iran : a delicate balance -- Managing during the Cold War -- Neighbours in Arabia -- The key strategic ally : Oman and the United States -- Working towards peace : Oman and the Middle East process -- Oman, cosmopolitanism and 'globalisation'
N2  - Examines how Omani life and culture, shaped by principles and practices of social engagement grounded in ideals of tact and tolerance over a long period, have played a lead role in the country's contemporary foreign policy, especially with relation to US-Iranian relations and the Middle East peace process
ER  -