Hill .:. The Sultanate of Oman

Hill, Ann and Daryl,
The Sultanate of Oman. A heritage. London, New York: Longman, 1977. 166 Seiten mit Abbildungen. Leinen mit Lesebändchen und Schutzumschlag. 4to. 317 x 242 mm.

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Bestell-Nr.158688 | ISBN: 0-582-78050-0 | 9780582780507

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Hill | Vorderasien | Orient | Oman

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Forming the south-eastern corner of Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman is quite unlike the rest of that vast peninsula The coast faces the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. and the monsoon yearly visits its southern quarter the western border is ill defined. since it lies across the desert known as the Empty Quarter Between sea and desert, however. are mountains rising to 10.000 feet geologically distinct from any other formation in Arabia.
Its history. too, is unique. From Oman, almost certainly, came the copper which helped to form and to change the ancient civilisations of the Middle East, and it was a major source of one of the world's first luxuries: frankincense. Omanis travelled and traded and explored along the routes of ocean and desert alike. Threatened and invaded from without, they always emerged independent with their heritage intact.
Until very recently almost unknown by the West, Oman sought few foreign contacts and little modernisation - cameras were virtually unknown. Now a country of rapid development, Oman has opened its doors to the outside world
This book is the first portrait of Oman's heritage and a portrait of a way of life as it has been for centuries The professional skill of two filmmakers has constructed and preserved a unique picture of a unique land,

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