Qaboosism in Historical Perspective: British Policy, Rule Legitimacy and Resistance in Oman

This book examines the outcomes and impact of the interaction between three factors: British foreign policy, political legitimacy, and popular resistance in Oman, and how these factors contributed to the emergence and shaping of the ‘Qaboos regime’. This book argues that, despite its formal independence, Oman functioned as a de-facto British protectorate, consolidated through treaty agreements and covert support. Although there were various potential political outcomes at the onset of Sulta...