An account of the isolated autocracy of Oman two years before the Sultan died in 1970; after this the state was modernised and opened up to the world.
Muscat and Oman: The End of an Era
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Edition:Paperback978178060224023/03/2024
Categories: 12. New Year 2024: Travel, New Year 2024, Travel
Tag: Middle East
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