Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization

Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization

by Linda Pappas Funsch
Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization

Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization

by Linda Pappas Funsch

Paperback(1st ed. 2015)

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Overview

This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition includes an exclusive essay from the author about her writing process and inspiration for the book.

Lisa Scottoline, the #1 bestselling author of What Happened to the Bennetts, presents another pulse-pounding domestic thriller about family, justice, and the lies that tear us apart.


TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm—except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can’t get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator.

But one night, TJ’s world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of the clients, an accountant he’d confronted with proof of embezzlement. It seems impossible coming from John, the firstborn son and Most Valuable Devlin.

TJ plunges into the investigation, seizing the chance to prove his worth and save his brother. But in no time, TJ and John find themselves entangled in a lethal web of deception and murder. TJ will fight to save his family, but what he learns might break them first.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781349567966
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date: 02/02/2016
Edition description: 1st ed. 2015
Pages: 245
Sales rank: 744,984
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Linda Pappas Funsch is a specialist in modern Middle East studies and Islamic history. She has studied, worked, and traveled extensively throughout the region. A freelance writer, consultant, and educator for more than forty years, she lectures frequently about Oman at scholarly symposia and institutions such as the World Bank, the World Affairs Council, Georgetown University, and the National Council on US-Arab Relations.

Table of Contents

Contents
List of illustrations
Preface
Map of Oman
Introduction: A 'Good News' Story from the Middle East
1. The Lure of Oman
2. Setting the Stage: Oman Pre-1970
Appendix: Al Bu Sa'id Dynasty
3. Qaboos bin Sa'id: Renaissance Man
4. Creating a Civil Society
5. Constructing a Modern Economy
7. Challenges and Opportunities in a New Century
Notes
Bibliography

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From the Publisher

"This is a delightful book. It is insightful and masterful in its examination of Oman's place as a country in the region and, above all, in the world. Friends to all and enemies to none, Oman is truly a 'good news' story from the Middle East. This book adds to our knowledge of this wonderful country a power for good and one that is very close to my heart." Noel J. Guckian, Former British Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman

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