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100 1 _aJones, Jeremy,
_d1954-,
_eauthor.
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245 1 0 _aOman, culture and diplomacy /
_cJeremy Jones and Nicholas Ridout.
250 _aPaperback edition
260 _aEdinburgh :
_bEdinburgh University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a296 pages :
_bmaps ;
_c25 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
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338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
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505 0 _aA 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'.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [275]-285) and index.
520 _aExamines 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.
651 0 _aOman
_xCivilization.
_9152481
651 0 _aOman
_xForeign relations.
_9152482
650 0 7 _aInternationale Politik.
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650 0 7 _aKultur.
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_9152484
651 7 _aOman.
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_9152485
648 4 _aGeschichte.
_9152486
700 1 _aRidout, Nicholas Peter,
_eauthor.
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