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Britain and Oman, c. 1945-1980the silent relationship /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Britain and Oman, c. 1945-1980by Tancred Bradshaw.
Reminder of title:	the silent relationship /
Author:	Bradshaw, Tancred.
Published:	Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025.
Description:	xxi, 347 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	History of the Middle East.
Subject:	Great BritainEconomic policy1979-1997.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-75472-2
ISBN:	9783031754722$q(electronic bk.)

Britain and Oman, c. 1945-1980the silent relationship /
Bradshaw, Tancred.

Britain and Oman, c. 1945-1980the silent relationship /[electronic resource] :by Tancred Bradshaw. - Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025. - xxi, 347 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm. - Britain and the world,2947-7190. - Britain and the world..

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Oman: An Imperial Convenience -- Chapter 3: The expansion of British policy in Oman in the 1950s: armed forces and boundaries -- Chapter 4: Oman, Insurgency, and the Suez Era -- Chapter 5: The Deepening Relationship: armed forces, insurgency, and development, 1958-1960 -- Chapter 6: Britain and Oman in the early 1960s -- Chapter 7: Separate in Isolation: Oman and the British withdrawal from the Gulf -- Chapter 8: A Perfect Storm: the SAF and the Dhofar Insurgency, 1965-1970 -- Chapter 9: The Writing on the Wall: the demise of Said bin Taymur -- Chapter 10: Oman's Renaissance: the early years of Sultan Qaboos' rule -- Chapter 11: Out of Isolation: Oman joins the international system -- Chapter 12: The Continuation of the Silent Relationship -- Conclusion.

This book examines the relationship between Britain and Oman since the end of the Second World War up until the Iranian revolution. Particular focus is given to the political and economic development of the state, together with Britain's various overt and covert interventions, principally in the three decades between 1945 and 1975. The author addresses themes which have previously been unexplored in the literature on Oman and British Imperialism in the Arabian Peninsula, such as the establishment of the Sultan's Armed Forces, and the impact of the oil industry. The book shows that Sultan Said bin Taymur (r. 1932-1970) enjoyed considerable 'agency' in his relations with the British who found it very difficult to persuade him to implement economic development and establish relations with his neighbours. Britain's relations with successive sultans were deliberately concealed, including the contribution of special forces in fighting Oman's insurgencies. It is widely argued that when Qaboos bin Said became Sultan in 1970, a 'renaissance' occurred, however many newly discovered documents have called this into question. They reveal how an inexperienced Sultan came to power with covert British support, and Whitehall's direction of the war in Dhofar from afar. These documents highlight the extent of British intelligence cooperation and psychological warfare planning to counter the insurgents in Dhofar. However, as this book demonstrates, the Sultan also relied on non-British advisors, known as the 'mafia', to secure financial assistance and establish diplomatic ties across the Middle East. Finally, the book details how British defence assistance continued well beyond the retreat from empire in the Persian Gulf. Tancred Bradshaw is an independent scholar with over twenty years of research experience in archives in the Middle East, the UK, and the USA. Having previously studied history at the School of Oriental and African Studies, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2021. Tancred has also acted as a historical consultant in the Gulf region, and has published three books.

ISBN: 9783031754722$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-75472-2doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

739836
History of the Middle East.
Subjects--Geographical Terms:

381151
Great Britain
--Economic policy--1979-1997.

LC Class. No.: DA47.9.O43

Dewey Class. No.: 327.4105353

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