Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Transliteration xiii
5. Introduction: Heritage Discourse and Its Alterities 1
6. 1. Reform and Revolt through the Pen and the Sword 29
7. 2. Nizwa Fort and the Dalla during the Imamate 58
8. 3. Museum Effects 81
9. 4. Ethics of History Making 110
10. 5. Nizwa, City of Memories 142
11. 6. Nizwa’s Lasting Legacy of Slavery 172
12. 7. The al-Lawati as a Historical Category 198
13. Conclusion: Cultivating the Past 222
14. Glossary 229
15. Notes 231
16. Bibliography 245
17. Index 265