Prelude

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Spelling ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Maps xvi
6. Prelude 1
7. One. Writing Omani History 8
8. Two. The Emergence of Empire 26
9. Three. Contesting the Gulf 56
10. Four. Moving to Zanzibar 82
11. Five. Politics of the Marketplace 115
12. Six. Enslavement and Human Trafficking 141
13. Seven. The Omani Empire in World History 170
14. Notes 185
15. Bibliography 237
16. Index 261