Community and Autonomy in Southern Oman
This book explores how there is latitude for people to make their own choices and how the chances to assert independence change over time in a Muslim, Arab, tribal culture. The book first gives a brief overview of day-to-day life in the Dhofar region of s
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Community and Autonomy in Southern Oman
Marielle Risse
Community and Autonomy in Southern Oman
Marielle Risse Dhofar University Salalah, Oman
ISBN 978-3-030-17003-5 ISBN 978-3-030-17004-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17004-2 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: Hussein BaOmar This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To Michael and Joe, who always believed and to al makan, my favorite beach, the beach near my favorite beach, the other favorite beach, the small beach where the boats were, the big rock, the wadi before the town, the wadi after the town, the wadi that goes behind the town, the wadi that goes behind the other town, the wadi with the stone, the princess roads, the valley of a thousand happy camels, the war camp, the water in the desert, the fisherman’s beach, the red sands, the places where A’s father keeps his camels, the road that goes to the town in the desert to the right, the new road with the oasis, the long road that goes from past M around to T, C, B, the other B, WA, QH, JJ, TA, the town, the jarbaeb, and all the people who drove, cooked, ate, swam, camped, talked and told stories with me there
Preface
The Impetus for Writing I first moved to the Arabian Peninsula in the fall of 1997, a newly-minted Ph.D. with a job at the new (not quite yet built) American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. I walked over lines of sleeping workers to get to class, ordered 100s of books for the library, learned how to teach without a textbook and tried to get my bearings. After I had been there for a few months, friends invited me on a road trip to Muscat, the capital of Oman. I
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