“Democratic Development in Oman,” Jeremy Jones and Nicholas Ridout; Vol. 59, No. 3 Summer 2005

 

“Oman’s Diverse Society: Southern Oman,” J.E. Peterson; Vol. 58, No. 2 Spring 2004; pp. 254-269

 

“Oman’s Diverse Society: Northern Oman,” J.E. Peterson; Vo. 58, No. 1 Winter 2004

 

“Omanibalancing: Oman Confronts an Uncertain Future,” Marc J. O’Reilly; Vol. 52, No. 1 Winter 1999; pp. 70-84

 

“The Politics of Participation in the Gulf Cooperation Council States: The Omani Consultative Council,” Abdullah Juma al-Haj; Vol. 50, No. 4 Autumn 1996; pp. 559-571

 

“Fertility and Social Change in Oman: Women’s Perspectives,” Christine Eickelman; Vol. 47, No. 4 Autumn 1993; pp. 652-666

 

“Kings and People: Oman’s State Consultative Council,” Dale F. Eickelman; Vol. 38, No. 1 Winter 1984; pp. 51-71

 

“Economic Requirements for Development: Oman,” Ragaei El Mallakh; Vol. 26, No. 4 Autumn 1972; pp. 415-427

 

“Princes and Parliaments in the Arab World,” Michael Herb; Vol. 58, No. 3 Spring 2004; pp. 367-384

 

“Foreign Aid for Promoting Democracy in the Arab World,” Sheil Carapico; Vol. 56, No. 3 Summer 2002; pp. 379-395

 

“Arab Education: Tradition, Growth and Reform,” William A. Rugh; Vol. 56 No. 3 Summer 2002; pp. 396-414

 

“The Nature of Succession in the Gulf,” J.E. Peterson; Vol. 55, No. 4 Autumn 2001; pp. 580-601

 

“Counting Nodes and Counting Noses: Understanding New Media in the Middle East,” Jon B. Alterman; Vol. 54, No. 3 Summer 2000; pp. 355-361

 

“Gulf Security in the 1990s,” Jill Crystal; Vol. 52, No. 2 Spring 1998; pp. 227-280

 

“The Persian Gulf Crisis: Perspectives and Prospects,” Hermann Frederick Eilts; Vol. 45, No. 1 Winter 1991; pp. 7-22

 

“After the Gulf War: Prospects of Democratization in the Arab World,” Michael C. Hudson; Vol. 45, No. 3l Summer 1991; pp. 407-426

 

“The Politics of Social Change in the Arab States of the Gulf: The View from Within (Review Article),” Jacquelin Ismael; Vol. 32, No. 3 Summer 1978; pp. 351-354

 

“Growth and Structural Change in the Middle East,” Charles Issaw; Vol. 25, No. 3 Winter 1971; pp. 309-324

 

“Yesterday and Tomorrow in the Persian Gulf,” William D. Brewer; Vol. 23, No. 2 Spring 1969; pp. 149-158

 

“Commercial Aviation in Arab States: The Pattern of Control,” Keith Williams; Vol. 11, No. 2 Spring 1957; pp. 123-138

 

“The Dynamics of Westernization in the Middle East,” Raphael Patai; Vol. 9, No. 1 Winter 1955; pp. 1-16

 

“The Appeal of Communism in the Middle East,” Walter Z. Laqueur; Vol. 9, No. 1 Winter 1955; pp. 17-27

“The Gulf Economic Crisis and its Social and Political Consequences,” Shireen T. Hunter; Vol. 40, No. 4 Autumn 1986; pp. 593-613

 

“Expatriate Labor Flows to the Arab Oil Countries in the 1980s,” Sherbiny; Vol. 38, No. 4 Autumn 1984; pp. 643-667

 

“Strategic Resources and Viable Interdependence: The Case of Middle Eastern Oil,” Elias H. Tuma; Vol. 33, No. 3 Summer 1979; pp. 269-287

 

“Petrodollars and Economic Development in the Middle East,” Mahmoud H. Fouad; Vol. 32, No. 3 Summer 1978; pp. 307-321

 

“Labor Markets and Citizenship in Bahrayn and Qatar,” Emile A. Nakhleh; Vol. 31, No. 2 Spring 1977; pp. 143-156

 

“Ideology and Economic Growth in the Middle East,” Jahangir Amuzegar; Vol. 28, No. 1 Winter 1974; pp. 1-9

 

“On the Economic Feasibility of a Middle Eastern Common Market,” Daniel H. Garnick; Vol. 14, No. 3 Summer 1960; pp. 265-276

 

“The Impact of the Oil Industry on the Persian Gulf, Shaykhdoms,” Sir Rupert Hay; Vol. 9, No. 4 Autumn 1955; pp. 361-372

 

“The Pear Fisheries of the Persian Gulf,” Richard LeBaron Bowen, Jr.; Vol. 5, No. 3 Summer 1951; pp. 161-180

 

“Economic Factors Underlying Social Problems in the Arab Middle East,” Sa’id B. Himadeh; Vol. 5, No. 3 Summer 1951; pp. 269-283

 

“The Sterling-Dollar Oil Problem (Economic Review),” The Middle East Journal; Vol. 4, No. 4 October 1950; pp. 484-486

 

“Activities of the International Bank in the Middle East (Economic Review),” William Diamond; Vol. 3, No. 4 October 1949; pp. 455-460

“The Challenges for Middle Eastern Women in the 21st Century,” Elizabeth W. Fernea; Vol. 54, No. 2 Spring 2000; pp. 185-193

 

“The Political Status of Women in the Arab Gulf States,” J.E. Peterson; Vol. 43, No. 1 Winter 1989; pp. 34-50

 

“Arab Women in the Gulf,” Nesta Ramazani; Vol. 39, No. 2 Spring 1985; pp. 258-276

“Population, Food and Agriculture in the Arab Countries,” Elias H. Tuma; Vol. 28, No. 4 Autumn 1974; pp. 381-395

 

“Cultural Perspectives of Middle Eastern Students in America,” F. James Davis; Vol. 14, No. 3 Summer 1960; pp. 256-264

 

“Arabic Dialect Studies: Arabian Peninsula (Review Article),” RAC Goodison; Vol. 12, No. 2; pp. 205-212

“The Influence of the Arabic Language on the Psychology of the Arabs,” E. Shouby; Vol. 5, No. 3 Summer 1951; pp. 284-302

 

“The Arab Tribal Community in a Nationalist State,” Afif I. Tannous; Vol. 1, No. 1 January 1947; pp. 5-17

“Bridging the Gulf Across the Atlantic: Europe and the United States in the Persian Gulf,” Simon Serfaty; Vol. 52, No. 3 Summer 1998; pp. 337-350

 

“Europe’s Role in the Middle East: Enduring Ties, Emerging Opportunities,” Ellen Laipson; Vol. 44 No. 1 Winter 1990; pp. 7-17

 

“The Gulf: American Strategic Interests and Military Options,” J.E. Peterson; Vol. 41, No. 4 Autumn 1987; pp. 621-625

 

“America and the Arabian Peninsula: The First Two Hundred Years,” Joseph J. Malone; Vol. 30, No. 3 Summer 1976; pp. 406-424

 

“Arab Neutralism and Bandung,” Georgianna G. Stevens; Vol. 11, No. 2 Spring 1957; pp. 139-152

 

“British Jurisdiction in the States of the Persian Gulf,” Herbert J. Liebesny; Vol. 3, No. 3 July 1949; pp. 330-332

 

“International Relations of Arabia: The Dependent Areas,” Herbert J. Liebesny; Vol. 1, No. 2 April 1947; pp. 148-168

 

“Administration and Legal Development in Arabia: The Persian Gulf Principalities,” Herbert J. Liebesny; Vol. 10, No. 1 Winter 1956; pp. 33-42

 

“Administration and Legal Development in Arabia: Aden Colony and Protectorate,” Herbert J. Liebesny; Vol. 9, No. 4 Autumn 1955; pp. 385-396

 

“Literature on the Law of the Middle East (Review Article),” Herbert J. Liebesny; Vol. 3, No. 4 October 1949; pp. 461-469

Saudi Aramco Articles

“Lords of the Sandstone Canyons,” Habibi, Khushal; Saudi Aramco, 46(5), Sept/Oct, 1995.

“Oman: Frankincense,” Lawton, John; Saudi Aramco, 34(3), May/June 1983.

“The Last Lair of the Leopard,” McKibbin, Anna; Saudi Aramco, 60(2) March/April 2009.

 

Oman Studies: Papers on the Archaeology and History of Oman, edited by Paolo M. Costa and Maurizio Tosi. Rome: Italian Institute for the Middle and Far East, 1989. 203 pages.

 

The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Monuments and How they Were Built, edited by Chris Scarre. London: Thames and Hudson, 1999. 304 pages.

 

Uncovering the Past: A History of Archaeology, by William H. Stienbing Jr. Oxford University Press, 1994. 316 pages.

Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs, A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and Parents, by Sarah Conover and Freda Crane. Eastern Washington University Press, 2004. 189 pages. (Ages 9-12)

 

Ali Child of the Desert, by Jonathan London. Harper Collins, 1997. 32 pages (Ages 4-8)

 

The Golden Age of Islam, by Linda S. George. New York: Benchmark Books, 1998. 80 pages.

 

The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story, by Rebecca Hickox. Holiday House, 1999. 32 pages. (Ages 4-8)

 

The Most Magnificent Mosque, by Ann Jungman. Frances Lincoln, 2004. 32 pages.

 

Sacred Places, by Philemon Sturges. Putnam Juvenile, 2000. 40 pages.

 

The Seven Wise Princesses: A Medieval Persian Epic, by Wafa’ Tarnowska. Barefoot Books, 2000. 96 pages. (Ages 4-8)

 

The Space Between our Footsteps: Poems and Paintings from the Middle East, edited by Naomi Shihab Nye. Concord, MA: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 1998. 144 pages (Young Adult)

 

The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, by Eric Kimmel. New York: Holiday House, 1996. (Ages 9-12)

 

The Children’s Encyclopedia of Arabia, by Mary Beardwood. London: Stacey International

 

A Survey of Household Fish Consumption in the Sultanate of Oman, by Bruce Jenkinson

 

Ceremonies and Celebrations of Oman, by Abdulrahman Bin Ali Al-Hinai. Garnet Publishing, 2000. 240 pages.

 

Cooking in the Gulf: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, by Tess Mallos. Parkway Publishing, 2004. 64 pages.

 

Courtesies in the Gulf Area: A Dictionary of Colloquial Phrase and Usage, by Donald Hawley. London: Stacey International, 1998. 96 pages.

The Craft Heritage of Oman, by Neil Richardson and Marcia Dorr. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 563 pages (two volumes)

 

Cultural Heritage and Development: A Framework for Action in the Middle East and North Africa, by The World Bank, 2001. 112 pages.

 

Dawn Over Oman, by Pauline Searle. Allen and U, 1979.

 

Folk Traditions of the Arab World: A Guide to Motif Classification, by Hasan M. El-Shamy. Indiana University Press, 1995.

 

Four Hundred and One Arabian Sights, by Wendy Cocker

 

In the Shade of the Tree: A Photographic Odyssey Through the Muslim World, by Peter Sanders. Staralatch, LLC, 2002. 120 pages.

 

Islamic Tiles, by Venetia Porter. Northampton, MA: Interlink Books, 2004.

 

Medieval Arab Cookery, by A. J. Arberry, Charles Perry, Claudia Roden and Maxime Rodinson. UK: Prospect Books, 1998. 527 pages.

 

Modernity and Community: Architecture in the Islamic World, by Charles Correa, Kenneth Frampton and David Robson. Thames and Hudson, 2002. 176 pages.

 

Night and Horses and the Desert: An Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature, by Robert Irwin. Anchor, 2002. 480 pages.

 

Old Oman, by W. D. Peyton. London: Stacey International, 2001. 128 pages.

 

Oman, People and Heritage, by the Oman Daily Observer, 1994.

 

Omani Proverbs, by A. S. G.Jayakar.

 

Omani Silver, by Ruth Hawley.

 

Silver Jewelry of Oman, by Jehan S. Rajab. I.B. Tauris, 1997. 80 pages.

 

Silver: The Traditional Art of Oman, by Ruth Hawley. London: Stacey International, 2000.

 

Sohar: Culture and Society in an Omani Town, by Fredrik Barth. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1975.

 

Sultan in Oman, by Jan Morris. Elan Press, 2004. 166 pages.

 

The Book of Strangers: Medieval Arabic Graffiti on the Theme of Nostalgia, by Abu ‘I-Faraj Al-Isfahani, Patricia Crone and Shmuel Moreh. Markus Wiener Publications, 1999. 195 pages.

 

The Omanis: Sentinels of the Gulf, by Liesl Graz. London: Longman, 1982. 202 pages.

 

Tribes in Oman, by J. R. L. Carter. Immel Publishing, 1982. 176 pages.

 

Water and Tribal Settlement in Southeast Arabia: A Study of the Aflaj of Oman, by John Craven Wilkinson

Agriculture, Animal Wealth, Water Resources and Fisheries of Oman: A Bibliography, by Alam al-Huda Hammad. Amer Global Publishers, 1987.

 

Birds of the Batinah of Oman, by R. A. Honeywell and G. E. Honeywell.

 

Butterflies of Oman, by Torben B. Larsen and Kiki Larsen. 1980.

 

Plants of Dhofar, The Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic and Medicinal Uses, by Anthony G. Miller and Miranda Morris

 

Seashells of Oman, by Donald Bosch, Eloise Bosch and Kathleen Smythe. Longman Publishing Group, 1982. 212 pages.

 

The Birds of Oman, by Michael Gallagher and Martin W. Woodcock. Quartet Books, 1981. 310 pages.

 

The Camel’s Load in Life and Death, by Elfiede Regina Knauer.

 

The Sea of Sands and Mists: Desertification, Seeking Solutions in the Wahiba Sands, by Nigel Winser. London: Century Hutchinson, 1989. 199 pages.

 

The Three Arabic Islands in the Gulf, by Ahmed Jalal Al-Tadmuri. 1994. 449 pages.

 

The Wildlife of Oman and its Neighbors, by Wilhelm Buttiker. 1990. 96 pages.

 

Wild Flowers of Northern Oman, by Dorothy Bovey and James P. Mandaville. London: Bartholomew Books, 1978. 64 pages.

 

An Economic Analysis of Dhow and Skiff Fishing in the North Sharquiya Region of Oman, by Jeffery J. Povolny

 

Economic Development Planning in the Sultanate of Oman, by Duncan R. Miller. United Media Services, 1991. 137 pages.

 

Oil and the Transformation of Oman, 1970-1995: The Socio-Economic Impact, by Mohamed bin Musa Al-Yousef. The Socio-Economic Impact, 1995.

 

Oman: A MEED Practical Guide, by John Whelan. London Middle East Economic Digest, 1984.

 

Oman: Economic, Social and Strategic Developments, by B. R. Pridham. Croom Helm, Ltd, 1987. 254 pages.

 

Socioeconomic Aspects of the Fisheries of Oman, by Philip Neri Logan, Susan Peterson, Richard B. Pollnac and Jon Sutinen. Kingston: International Center for Marine Resource Development, University of Rhode Island, 1984.

 

The Economics of Artisanal Fishing in the Sultanate of Oman, by Jeffery J. Povolny.

 

The Development of Modern Education in the Gulf, by Shiekha Al-Misnad. London: Ithaca Press, 1985.

 

The Identification of Teaching Competencies: A Study of Omani Primary Teachers, by Mohammed El-Shibiny and Tahir A. Razik

A Bibliography of Oman, 1900-1970, by Russell King and John Harrold Stevens.

 

A Historical Atlas of Oman, by Michael Isaac. Rosen Publishing Group, 2004. 64 pages.

 

A Modern History of Oman: Formation of the State Since 1920, by Francis Owtram. I.B. Tauris, 2004. 224 pages.

 

Ahmad bin Na’aman’s Mission to the United States in 1840: The Voyage of al-Sultanah to New York City, by Hermann F. Eilts. Embassy of Oman, 1962. 59 pages.

 

Alarms and Excursions in Arabia, by Betram Thomas. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1931.

 

Ancient South Arabia: From the Queen of Sheba to the Advent of Islam, by Allison Butler and Schippmann Klaus. Markus Wiener Publishers, 2002. 160 pages.

 

Annals of Oman 1728, by Ibn Sa’d ibn Sirhan Sirhan.

 

Arab Rule Under the Al Bu Said Dynasty of Oman, 1741-1937, by Bertram Thomas

 

British Aggression Against the Imamate of Oman, by Issam Kabanni and M. Fathalla Khatib. New York: Arab Information Center, 1958.

 

Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia, by John Gordon Lorimer (18 volume set). Ithaca, 1998. 6800 pages.

 

History of Seyd Said: Sultan of Muscat, Together with an Account of the Countries and People on the Shores of the Persian Gulf, by Shiek Mansur and Vincenzo Maurizi. J. Booth, 1819. 12 pages.

 

Letters from Oman: A Snapshot of Feudal Time as Oil Signals Change, by David Gwynne-James. Blackwater Books, 2001. 288 pages.

 

Makran, Oman, and Zanzibar: Three-Terminal Cultural Corridor in the Western Indian Ocean, 1799-1856, by Beatrice Nicolini and Penelope-Jane Watson. Brill Academic Publications, 2004. 180 pages.

 

Minister in Oman, by Neil McLeod Innes. Oleander Press, 1987. 196 pages.

 

Oman and its Renaissance, by Donald Hawley. London: Stacey International, 1987. 256 pages.

 

Oman and Muscat: An Early Modern History, by Patricia Risso. Palgrave Macmillan, 1986. 258 pages.

 

Oman and East Africa, by Ahmed Hamoud Maamiry. Lancers Publishers, 1980. 151 pages.

 

Oman and Southeastern Arabia: A Bibliographic Survey, by Michael Owen Shannon. G.K. Hall, 1978. 165 pages.

 

Oman and the Persian Gulf, 1835-1949, by J. D. Porter. Documentary Publications, 1982.

 

Oman and the South-Eastern Shore of Arabia, by Raghid El-Solh. Ithaca Press, 1997. 336 pages.

 

Oman Before 1970: The End of an Era, by Ian Skeet. Faber and Faber, 1985. 224 pages.

 

Oman, by Tracy L. Barnett. Mason Crest Publishers, 2003. 120 pages.

 

Oman in Early Islamic History (1st ed.), by Isam Al-Rawas. Ithaca Press, 2000. 232 pages.

 

Oman since 1856: Disruptive Modernization in a Traditional Arab Society, by Robert Geran Landen. Princeton University Press, 1967. 488 pages.

 

Oman Then and Now, by E. van Scherpenzeel.

 

Oman Through the Ages, by Col. M. Medhi.

 

Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996, by Calvin H. Allen and W. Lynn Rigsbee. Routledge, 2002. 272 pages.

 

Oman: A History, by Wendell Phillips. Intl Book Center, 1971.

 

Oman: Citadels between Sand and Sea, by Andre Stevens.

 

Oman: The Reborn Land, by Frank Clements. ABC-Clio, Inc., 1981. 244 pages.

 

Omani Sultans in Zanzibar, by Ahmed Hamoud Maamiry. Lancer Books, 1988. 84 pages.

 

Omani-French Relations, 1715-1900, by Sultan ibn Muhammad al-Qasimi.

 

Omani-Portuguese History, by Ahmed Hamoud Maamiry. Lancers, 1982. 80 pages.

 

Pearls in the Arabian Waters, by Peter Vine. Immel Publishing, 1994. 160 pages.

 

Records of Oman, 1867-1947, by R. W. Bailey. Farnham Common: Archive Editions, 1988.

 

Said bin Sultan (1791-1856) Ruler of Oman and Zanzibar: His Place in the History of Arabia and East Africa, by Rudolph Said-Ruete. Alexander-Ouseley, 1929. 200 pages.

 

SAS: Operation Oman, by Tony Jeapes. Battery Press, Inc., 1982. 245 pages.

 

Sheba: Through the Desert in Search of the Legendary Queen, by Nicholas Clapp. Mariner Book, 2002. 384 pages.

 

Silk, Scents and Spice: Retracing the World’s Great Trade Routes, by John Lawton. UNESCO Economica, 2004. 128 pages.

 

Source Book on Arabian Gulf States: Arabian Gulf in General, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman, by Soraya M. Kabeel.

 

South Arabia: The ‘Palinurus’ Journals of Jessup Hulton, by W. A. Hulton.

 

The British Embassy in Muscat: A Short History, by Ruth Hawley. 1974. 24 pages.

 

The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf, by Samuel Barrett Miles. (Facsimile of 1919 edition). Garnet Education, 1997. 643 pages.

 

The Early History of Gulf Arabs, by Ahmed Anani and Ken Whittingham. Longman ELT, 1986. 180 pages.

 

The Eastern Reaches of Al-Hasa, by Raghid El-Solh.

 

The Emergence of States in a Tribal Society: Oman Under Sa’id Bin Taymur, 1932-1970, by Uzi Rabi. Sussex Academic Press, 2006. 299 pages.

 

The Gulf in the Early 20th Century, by R. I. Lawless . Centre for Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Studies Occasional Paper No. 31, University of Durham (NC), 1986.

 

The Heritage of Oman, by Peter Vine. Immel Publishing, 1994. 232 pages.

 

The House of Kanoo: A Century of an Arabian Family Business, by Khalid M. Kanoo. Palgrave Macmillan, 1998. 323 pages.

 

The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity: AD 395-600, by Averil Cameron. Routledge, 1993. 272 pages.

 

The Reign of Mubarak Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait 1896-1915, by Salwa Alghanim. London: I.B. Tauris, 1998. 256 pages.

 

The Road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands, by Nicholas Clapp. Mariner Books, 1999. 288 pages.

 

The Sand Kings of Oman: Being the Experience of an R.A.F. Officer in the Little Known Regions of Trucial Oman, Arabia, by Raymond O’Shea. Metheun, 1947. 209 pages.

 

The Sultanate of Oman, 1918-1939, Parts 1-3, by Raghid El-Solh.

 

The Sultanate of Oman: A Heritage, by Ann Hill and Daryl Hill. London: Longman, 1986. 166 pages.

 

The Sultanate of Oman: A Twentieth Century History, by Miriam Joyce. Praeger Publishers, 1995. 152 pages.

 

Trade and Empire in Muscat and Zanzibar: Roots of British Domination, by M. Reda Bhacker. London: Routledge, 1992. 278 pages.

 

Travels in Oman: On the Track of the Early Explorers, by Philip Ward. Oleander Press, 1987.

 

Unknown Oman, by Wendell Phillips. Librairie Du Liban Publications, 1972. 319 pages.

 

We Won a War: The Campaign in Oman 1965-1975, by John Akehurst. M. Russell, 1982. 198 pages.

 

Whither Oman, by Ahmed Hamoud Maamiry. Lancers, 1981. 81 pages.

A Brief History of Islam, by Tamara Sonn. London: Blackwell Publishing, Inc., 2004. 224 pages.

 

An Introduction to Islam, by David Waines. Cambridge University Press, 2004. 380 pages.

 

Approaching the Qur’an: The Early Revelations, by Michael Sells. White Cloud Press, 2000. 219 pages.

 

“Believing Women” in Islam, by Asma Barlas. University of Texas Press, 2002.

 

On Being a Muslim: Finding a Religious Path in the World Today, by Farid Esack. One World Publications, 1999. 224 pages.

 

The Essential Koran: The Heart of Islam, translated and presented by Thomas Cleary. San Francisco: Harper Collins, Inc., 1993. 203 pages.

 

The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity, by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. San Francisco: Harper Collins, Inc., 2004.

 

The Qur’an: Text, Translation and Commentary, by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an, 1987. 1862 pages.

 

Ideals and Realities of Islam, by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Islamic Texts Society, 2001. 242 pages.

 

Islam: Faith, Culture, History, by Paul Lunde. DK Adult, 2002. 176 pages.

 

Islam: Origin and Belief, by Emory C. Bogle. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1998. 192 pages.

 

Inside Islam: The Faith, the People, and the Conflicts of the World’s Fastest-Growing Religion, edited by Aaron Aaron Kenedi and John Miller.

 

Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World, by Akbar S. Ahmed. London: I.B. Tauris, 1999. 272 pages.

 

Islam: A Primer, by John Sabini. Middle East Editorial Associates, 1990. 122 pages.

 

Islam: A Thousand Years of Faith and Power, by Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002. 304 pages.

 

Islam: The View from the Edge, by Richard W. Bulliet. New York: Columbia University Press, 1995. 236 pages.

 

Islam and Democracy, by John L. Esposito and John O. Voll. Oxford University Press, 1996. 240 pages.

 

Islam is … An Experience of Dialogue and Devotion, by Mary Margaret Funk. Lantern Books, 2003. 128 pages.

 

Islam and Science, by Muzaffar Iqbal. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2002. 372 pages.

 

Jihad in Classical and Modern Islam, by Rudolph Peters. Markus Wiener Publishers, 2004. 222 pages.

 

The Life and Times of Muhammad, by Sir John Glubb. Madison Books, 1998. 416 pages.

 

The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, by Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall. Plume, 1997. 464 pages.

 

Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, by Karen Armstrong

 

The Road to Mecca, by Muhammad Asad. Fons Vitae, 2001. 375 pages.

 

One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing About the Muslim Pilgrimage, edited by Michael Wolfe. Grove Press, 1998. 656 pages.

 

Towards Understanding Islam, by Abu A’la Maududi.

 

Understanding Islam: An Introduction to the Muslim World, by Thomas W. Lippman. Plume, 1995. 208 pages.

 

What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam, by John L. Esposito. Oxford University Press, 2002. 224 pages.

 

Why I am a Muslim: An American Odyssey, by Asma Gull Hasan. Thorsons Element, 2005. 172 pages.

 

Windows on the House of Islam: Muslim Sources on Spirituality and Religious Life, edited by John Renard. University of California Press, 1998. 450 pages.

 

Arab Seafaring: In the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times, by George F. Hourani (revised and expanded by John Carswell). Princeton Unversity Press, 1995. 189 pages.

 

In the Wake of the Dhow, by Dionisius Agius. Ithaca, 2002. 253 pages.

 

Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman, by Dionisius Agius. Kegan Paul International, 2005. 285 pages.

 

The Art of Dhow-Building in Kuwait, by Ya’qub Yusuf Al-Hijji. London Centre of Arab Studies, 2001. 164 pages.

 

Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and the UAE: Challenges of Security, by Anthony H. Cordesman. Westview Press, 2001. 448 pages.

 

Mobile Pastoralists: Development Planning and Social Change in Oman, by Dawn Chatty. New York: Columbia University Press, 1996. 230 pages

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Oman and the World: The Emergence of an Independent Foreign Policy, by Joseph Kechichian. RAND Corporation, 1995. 409 pages.

 

Oman Foreign Policy and Government Guide, by International Business Publications. 2001.

 

Oman in the Twentieth Century: Political Foundations of an Emerging State, by John Peterson. Barnes and Noble Books, 1978. 286 pages.

 

Oman: Insurgency and Development, by David Lynn Price. Institute for the Study of Conflict, 1975. 19 pages.

 

Oman: Political Development in a Changing World, by Carol J. Riphenburg. Praeger Publishers, 1998.

 

Oman: Politics and Development, by Ian Skeet. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. 216 pages.

 

Oman: The Making of a Modern State, by John Townsend. St. Martin’s Press, 1977. 212 pages.

 

Oman: The Modernization of the Sultanate, by Calvin H. Allen. Westview Press, 1987. 154 pages.

 

Oman: The True Life Drama and Intrigue of an Arab State, by John Beasant, Ian Cummins and Christopher Ling. Mainstream Publishing, 2002. 224 pages.

 

Population and Development of the Arab Gulf States: The Case of Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait, by Nadeya Sayed Ali Mohammed. Ashgate Publishing, 2004. 202 pages.

 

Rationalizing Public Sector Employment in the MENA Region: Issues and Options, by Elizabeth Ruppert Bulmer.

 

Saudi Arabia and the United States: Birth of a Security Partnership, by Parker T. Hart. Indiana University Press, 1999. 283 pages.

 

The General Principles of Saudi Arabian and Omani Company Laws (Statutes and Shari’a), by Nabil A. Saleh.

Maverick Guide to Oman, by Peter J. Ochs, II. Gretna: Pelican Publishing Company, 1998. 374 pages.

Oman: The Bradt Travel Guide, by Diana Darke and Sandra Shields. Bradt Travel Guides, 2007. 296 pages.