TY - BOOK AU - Ghabbāsh,Ḥusayn TI - Oman: the Islamic democratic tradition T2 - Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series SN - 9781138994614 (pbk.) AV - JQ1843.A91 G48 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Democracy KW - Oman KW - Ibadites KW - History KW - Democracia KW - Aspectos religiosos KW - Islamismo KW - Ibaditas KW - Omán KW - embne KW - fast KW - Politics and government KW - Politieke geschiedenis KW - gtt KW - Historia KW - Electronic books N1 - Reprint. Originally published in 2006; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; The Ibadi doctrine : origin, thought and tradition --; 2; The Portuguese period : 1500-1650 --; 3; The example of the Ibadhi Islamic state in modern history --; 4; Al-Bu Sa'idi's state : the origin of the sultanate system --; 5; 'Sahel Oman' : the common history (1750-1850) --; 6; The Omani-African state (1650-1860) : the sultanates --; 7; The revolution of imam 'Azzan ibn Qays al-Bu Sa'idi (1869-1871) --; 8; Oman between independence and dependence --; 9; The sultanate of Muscat and the imama of Oman --; 10; The revolution of 1955-1964 : towards the end of colonial partition and chaos N2 - "Hussein Ghubash's book takes the reader on a historical voyage through geography, politics and culture of the region, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Persuasive, thorough and drawing on Western as well as Islamic political theory, this book analyses the different historical and geopolitical roles of this strategic country."--Jacket ER -