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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454201703321

Autore

Peterson John <1947->

Titolo

Historical Muscat [[electronic resource] ] : an illustrated guide and gazetteer / / by J.E. Peterson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-281-39995-7

9786611399955

90-474-1877-8

1-4356-5785-3

90-474-2553-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Collana

Handbook of Oriental studies. Section one, Near and Middle East = Handbuch der Orientalistik, , 0169-9423 ; ; v. 88

Disciplina

953.53

Soggetti

Names, Geographical - Oman - Muscat

Electronic books.

Muscat (Oman) History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-132) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / E. Peterson -- Transforming Muscat: The Cultural Consequences Of Urban Development / E. Peterson -- A Gazetteer Of Place Names In Muscat And Its Vicinity / E. Peterson -- Chronology / E. Peterson -- Oman’S Modern Rulers: The Al Bu Sa’Id Dynasty / E. Peterson -- Bibliography / E. Peterson -- Index / E. Peterson -- Illustrations / E. Peterson.

Sommario/riassunto

Historical Muscat is an attempt to define and explain the historical environment that determined the significance and design of Oman’s capital city Muscat, its twin city Matrah, and their environs prior to 1970. It also examines how the development of the Muscat conurbation since 1970 has transcended the historical boundaries of the existing settlements and how the process of development has proceeded largely without any consideration of the impact on Muscat’s tangible or remembered history. At the heart of the book is a historical gazetteer of forts, gates, palaces, mosques, houses, quarters, settlements, and other sites covering the broader Muscat region from Bandar Jissah to



al-Sib. The text is accompanied by a large number of illustrations, including maps from various eras and both historical and more contemporary photographs.