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Afterlives of revolution : everyday counterhistories in southern Oman /

"The Dhufar Revolution was fought between 1965-1976, in an attempt to depose Oman's British-backed Sultan and advance social ideals of egalitarianism and gender equality. Dhufar, the southernmost governorate in today's Sultanate, captured global attention for its revolutionaries and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Alice, 1980- (Author)
Other Authors: Takriti, Abdel Razzaq, 1981- (author of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Revolutionaries > Oman > Dhofar.
Collective memory > Oman > Dhofar.
Oman > History > Dhofar War, 1964-1976 > Influence.
Dhofar (Oman) > Politics and government.
Dhofar (Oman) > Social conditions.
HISTORY / Asia / General.
Collective memory.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Politics and government.
Revolutionaries.
Social conditions.
Oman.
Oman > Dhofar.
1964-1976
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : former revolutionaries, lasting legacies
  • Anti-colonialism and counterinsurgency
  • The messiness of social change
  • Patronage, coercion, and transformed spaces
  • Kinship, values, and networks
  • Everyday and extraordinary interactions
  • Resources of unofficial commemoration
  • Conclusion : postrevolutionary platforms for progressive politics.