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200	1		_aOman _fSir Donald Hawley
210			_aLondon _cStacey International _d2005
215			_a256 p. _cill., maps _d31 cm
320			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
330			_aOman is a country no visitor forgets. The ancient land of copper and frankincense, hub of sea and land routes linking India, Arabia and the Mediterranean; a country of rich ports, merchant houses and castles, Oman's heritage has beguiled and intrigued visitors for centuries. Its mountain ranges, fertile coastal strips, vast deserts and incense-bearing hills, once possessed a trading empire of its own. A century ago, the country was in decline. Only on the accession of Sultan Qaboos in 1970 and the appropriate exploitation of its mineral wealth did the country begin to flower once more. Oman has since undergone a dazzling renaissance, economically, socially and culturally. In this acclaimed book, now in its sixth edition, Sir Donald Hawley, Britain's first ambassador to Oman in the 1970s and an acknowledged authority on the country chronicles the remarkable changes that have taken place in the last 30 years.
600		0	_aQabus bin Said _cSultan of Oman _f1940- _94389
607			_aΣουλτανάτο του Ομάν _94387
607			_aΝότια Αραβία _94388
606			_aιστορία _99347
606			_aπολιτική ιστορία _99950
606			_aκοινωνικές συνθήκες _99442
606			_aπολιτισμός _99960
606			_aτέχνη _910182
606			_aεικονογραφημένα έργα _99001
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686			_2ΙΜΠ _aΩ19 _cΠαγκόσμια γεωγραφία
700		1	_aHawley _bDonald _f1921-2008 _4070 _94371
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