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Cultivating the past, living the modern the politics of time in the Sultanate of Oman

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sachedina, Amal, 1974- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] Cornell University Press 2021
Subjects:
Material culture > Political aspects > Oman.
Material culture > Social aspects > Oman.
Cultural property > Oman > History.
Oman > Civilization > History.
Oman > Politics and government > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: heritage discourse and its alterities
  • Reform and revolt through the pen and the sword
  • Nizwa Fort and the dalla during the Imamate
  • Museum effects
  • Ethics of history-making
  • Nizwa, city of memories
  • Nizwa's lasting legacy of slavery
  • The al-Lawati as a historical category
  • Conclusion: cultivating the past