Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Figures and Tables vii
4. List of Contributors ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Introduction: Sultan Qaboos, Omani Society, and the “Blessed Renaissance”, 1979–2020 1
7. 1 The Legacy of Sultan Qaboos: A Historiographical Note 31
8. 2 Prehistoric Interactions between Oman and the Indus Civilization: Projecting the Past in the Present 43
9. 3 The Land of Frankincense: Dhofari Sites as National and World Heritage 67
10. 4 The Multiple Legacies of Sultan Qaboos: Heritage and Omani Nation–building 89
11. 5 Stamps as Messengers of the Renaissance: The Postal Issues of Oman during the Reign of Sultan Qaboos 117
12. 6 From the First Renaissance to the Second: The Historical and Legal Basis for the Sultanate 155
13. 7 The Interpretation of Islam under Sultan Qaboos 185
14. 8 In the Middle of a Reign 209
15. 9 Constitutional Reforms during the Reign of Sultan Qaboos 231
16. 10 Nation and State in Oman: The Initial Impact of 1970 262
17. 11 Literature in Oman during the Reign of Sultan Qaboos 283
18. 12 Public Health and the Omani Renaissance 311
19. 13 Beyond the Horizon and Back: The Sultan Qaboos Scholarship 342
20. 14 Muscat and Sultan Qaboos: The Omanization of Muscat and the Muscatization of Oman 352
21. 15 Duqm and Salalah: Oman’s Ports and Special Economic Zones 369
22. 16 Greening Oman: Islamic Environmentalism, Sustainable Development, and Post-oil Futures 388
23. 17 Omani Peacemaking and Middle East Crises in the 2010s: Sultan Qaboos’ Last Decade 414
24. 18 “Friend to All, Enemy to None”: Oman’s Quiet Diplomacy since 1970 437
25. Index 455