The Ṣuḥār Paradox: Social and Political Mobilisations in the Sultanate of Oman since 2011

In 2011 and 2012, the Sultanate of Oman experienced its most widespread popular protests since the end of the Dhofar war in the 1970s. The fact that the most serious protests took place in the northern town of Ṣuḥār, with its rich trade history going back thousands of years, seems highly paradoxical...

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Main Author: Marc Valeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre Français d’Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa
Series:Arabian Humanities
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cy/2828