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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
More of a travelogue than anything else...,
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This review is from: Sultan in Oman (Paperback)
In an effort to increase regional knowledge in advance of an assignment in Oman, I bought this book together with several others to augment knowledge gained in an earlier visit to the Sultanate in '03. The book is short and set in 1955, and is essentially the diary of a traveler accompanying the Sultan's traveling party on a historic journey through the country at the end of a brief civil war. While interesting in parts, the trip was done at break-neck pace and therefore true insights on the country are limited. While an interesting snapshot in time, the book nonetheless was something of a disappointment. I expected to get a book which would really paint a solid picture of the country prior to the reign of Sultan Qaboos. In a way this does have elements of that, but it is more aimed at the romantic traveler than it is a student of the country or its history.
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Sultan in Oman by Jan Morris (Paperback - June 1, 2004)
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