Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center

Abdelkarim, Abbas. “Change and Development in the Gulf: an Overview of Major Issues.” From: Change and Development in the Gulf, St. Martin’s Press, 1999. pp. 3-21.

al-Bandary, Mohammed. “Meeting the Challenges: The Development of Quality Assurance in Oman’s Colleges of Education.” From Higher Education, 2005. pp. 181-195.

Bhacker, M. Reda. "Family Strife and Foreign Intervention: Causes in the Separation of Zanzibar from Oman: A Reappraisal." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 54, No. 2 (1991), pp. 269-280.

________. Trade and Empire in Muscat and Zanzibar: The Roots of British Domination. New York; London: Routledge, 1992.

Chatty, Dawn. “Women Working in Oman: Individual Choice and Cultural Constraints.” From: International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 32 No. 2, May 2000. pp. 241-254.

Christie, John. “History and Development of the Gulf Cooperation Council: A Brief Overview.” From The Gulf Cooperation Council: Moderation and Stability in an Interdependent World, Westview Press, 1987. pp. 7-19.

Dann, Uriel. “British Persian Gulf Concepts in the Light of Emerging Nationalism in the Late 1920s.” From: The Great Powers and the Middle East, 1919-1939, 1998. pp. 50-68.

Eickelman, Dale. ”From Theocracy to Monarchy: Authority and Legitimacy in Inner Oman, 1935-1957.” From: International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 17 No. 1, Feb. 1985. pp. 3-24.

Eilts, Herman Frederick. A Friendship Two Centuries Old: The United States and the Sultanate of Oman. Sultan Qaboos Center, The Middle East Institute, 1990.

Ghareeb, Edmund. “An Assessment.” From The Middle East Journal, Vol. 54 No. 3, Summer 2000.

Ispahani, Mahnaz Zehra. “Alone Together: Regional Security Arrangements in Southern Africa and the Arabian Gulf.” From: International Security, Vol. 8 No. 4, Spring 1984. pp 152-175.

Kechichian, Joseph. “Oman and the West.” From: Oman and the World: The Emergence of an Independent Foreign Policy, Rand 1995. pp. 139-158.

Martey, Emmanuel K. “Oman in Regional Perspective.” From: Oman Beyond the Oil Horizon: Policies Toward Sustainable Growth, ed. By Ahsan Mansur and Volker Treichel, IMF 1999.pp.14-18.

Odell, Peter. “The Significance of Oil.” From: The Politics of Middle Eastern Oil by JE Peterson, Middle East Institute, 1983. pp. 5-13.

Pelletreau, Robert Jr, Page, John, et al. “Symposium: Contemporary Oman and US-Oman Relations.” From: Middle East Policy, Vo. IV No. 3, March 1996. pp. 1-29.

Peterson, J.E. “The Arabian Peninsula in Modern Times: A Historiographical Survey.” From: The American Historical Review, Vol. 96 No. 5, December 1991. pp. 1435-1449.

Peterson, J.E. “Other Defense Capabilities: Oman.” From The Gulf Cooperation Council: Moderation and Stability in an Interdependent World, Westview Press, 1987. pp. 184-186.

Plekhanov, Sergei. “Family of Peoples. “From: A Reformer on the Throne: Sultan Qaboos Bin Said al-Said, Trident Press 2004. pp. 210-234.

Plekhanov, Sergei. “Renaissance.” From: A Reformer on the Throne: Sultan Qaboos Bin Said al-Said, Trident Press 2004. pp. 235-252.

Rabi, Uzi. “Majlis al-Shura and Majlis al-Dawla: Weaving Old Practices and New Realities in the Process of State Formation in Oman.” From: Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 38 No. 4 October 2002. pp. 41-50.

Rathmell, Andrew. “Building Confidence in the Middle East: Exploiting the Information Age.” From: Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 29 No. 2, Winter 2000. pp. 5-19.

Sakr, Naomi. “Satellite Television and Development in the Middle East.” From: Middle East Report, No. 210, Reform for Reaction? Dilemmas of Economic Development in the Middle East, Spring 1999. pp. 6-8.

Treichel, Volker. “Stance of Fiscal Policy and Non-Oil Economic Growth.” .” From: Oman Beyond the Oil Horizon: Policies Toward Sustainable Growth, ed. By Ahsan Mansur and Volker Treichel, IMF 1999. pp. 19-30.

Wikan, Unni. “The Burqa Facial Mask.” From: Behind the Veil in Arabia: Women in Oman. pp. 88-108.

Wikan, Unni. “Segregation of the Sexes: Concept and Practice.” From Behind the Veil in Arabia: Women in Oman. pp. 51-73.

Locating SAIS – Rome Building

The SAIS campus is located in the Dupont Circle area of Northwestern Washington, D.C. SAIS is located to the east of Dupont Circle on Massachusetts Avenue. If you are reaching SAIS by Metro, Washington, D.C.’s subway system, use the Dupont Circle South exit. Once you face the circle, SAIS will be to the east. Cross Connecticut Avenue and travel east on Massachusetts Avenue. SAIS’s main building, is less than two blocks away, on the right side of the Massachusetts Avenue between 18th and 17th Streets. The Rome Building is one block down, on the left side of Massachusetts Avenue.
By Car

The following directions can be used if you are driving to SAIS from a point of origin outside Washington, D.C.

From the North:
Follow I-95 South to the Washington Capitol Beltway I-495 West. Take Exit 31 and turn left onto Route 97 South. Turn right onto 16th Street NW and proceed into Washington, D.C. Cross O Street NW, and turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue NW at Scott Circle. SAIS will be on your right, about a block and a half from Dupont Circle.

From the South:
Follow I-95 North, which turns into I-395 North and leads to the 14th Street Bridge and downtown Washington. Once you have crossed the 14th Street Bridge, continue north on 14th Street to the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue at Thomas Circle. Enter the rotary, go two thirds of the way around the circle and take Massachusetts Avenue west. SAIS will be on your left between 17th and 18th Streets.

From the West:
Follow Route 66 East over the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge to Constitution Avenue, and turn left onto 18th Street. Travel north on 18th Street until you reach Massachusetts Avenue. Turn right and travel east for about half a block. SAIS will be on your right.

From the East:
Follow Route 50 West, which leads to New York Avenue NW. New York Avenue NW becomes Mount Vernon Place NW, which becomes Massachusetts Avenue NW. Travel west on Massachusetts Avenue until you reach SAIS, which will be on your left between 17th and 18th Streets.



	Summer Institute on Oman and the Gulf June 10 - July 29, 2008 About \| Scheduled Speakers \| Speaker Bios \| Suggested Readings \| Directions Suggested Readings Abdelkarim, Abbas. “Change and Development in the Gulf: an Overview of Major Issues.” From: Change and Development in the Gulf, St. Martin’s Press, 1999. pp. 3-21. al-Bandary, Mohammed. “Meeting the Challenges: The Development of Quality Assurance in Oman’s Colleges of Education.” From Higher Education, 2005. pp. 181-195. Bhacker, M. Reda. "Family Strife and Foreign Intervention: Causes in the Separation of Zanzibar from Oman: A Reappraisal." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 54, No. 2 (1991), pp. 269-280. ________. Trade and Empire in Muscat and Zanzibar: The Roots of British Domination. New York; London: Routledge, 1992. Chatty, Dawn. “Women Working in Oman: Individual Choice and Cultural Constraints.” From: International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 32 No. 2, May 2000. pp. 241-254. Christie, John. “History and Development of the Gulf Cooperation Council: A Brief Overview.” From The Gulf Cooperation Council: Moderation and Stability in an Interdependent World, Westview Press, 1987. pp. 7-19. Dann, Uriel. “British Persian Gulf Concepts in the Light of Emerging Nationalism in the Late 1920s.” From: The Great Powers and the Middle East, 1919-1939, 1998. pp. 50-68. Eickelman, Dale. ”From Theocracy to Monarchy: Authority and Legitimacy in Inner Oman, 1935-1957.” From: International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 17 No. 1, Feb. 1985. pp. 3-24. Eilts, Herman Frederick. A Friendship Two Centuries Old: The United States and the Sultanate of Oman. Sultan Qaboos Center, The Middle East Institute, 1990. Ghareeb, Edmund. “An Assessment.” From The Middle East Journal, Vol. 54 No. 3, Summer 2000. Ispahani, Mahnaz Zehra. “Alone Together: Regional Security Arrangements in Southern Africa and the Arabian Gulf.” From: International Security, Vol. 8 No. 4, Spring 1984. pp 152-175. Katz, Mark. “Assessing the Political Stability of Oman.” http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2004/issue3/jv8n3a1.html Kechichian, Joseph. “Oman and the West.” From: Oman and the World: The Emergence of an Independent Foreign Policy, Rand 1995. pp. 139-158. Al-Lamki, Salma. “Paradigm Shift: A Perspective on Omani Women in Management in the Sultanate of Oman.” http://web.advancingwomen.com/awl/spring99/Al-Lamki/allamk.html Limbert, Mandana. “The Social World of Women’s Coffee Shops in Bahla.” http://www.oman.org/bonn_008.htm al-Maamiry, A.H. Omani-Portuguese History, Lancers Publishers, 1982. Martey, Emmanuel K. “Oman in Regional Perspective.” From: Oman Beyond the Oil Horizon: Policies Toward Sustainable Growth, ed. By Ahsan Mansur and Volker Treichel, IMF 1999.pp.14-18. Odell, Peter. “The Significance of Oil.” From: The Politics of Middle Eastern Oil by JE Peterson, Middle East Institute, 1983. pp. 5-13. Pelletreau, Robert Jr, Page, John, et al. “Symposium: Contemporary Oman and US-Oman Relations.” From: Middle East Policy, Vo. IV No. 3, March 1996. pp. 1-29. Peterson, J.E. “The Arabian Peninsula in Modern Times: A Historiographical Survey.” From: The American Historical Review, Vol. 96 No. 5, December 1991. pp. 1435-1449. Peterson, J.E. “Other Defense Capabilities: Oman.” From The Gulf Cooperation Council: Moderation and Stability in an Interdependent World, Westview Press, 1987. pp. 184-186. Plekhanov, Sergei. “Family of Peoples. “From: A Reformer on the Throne: Sultan Qaboos Bin Said al-Said, Trident Press 2004. pp. 210-234. Plekhanov, Sergei. “Renaissance.” From: A Reformer on the Throne: Sultan Qaboos Bin Said al-Said, Trident Press 2004. pp. 235-252. Rabi, Uzi. “Majlis al-Shura and Majlis al-Dawla: Weaving Old Practices and New Realities in the Process of State Formation in Oman.” From: Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 38 No. 4 October 2002. pp. 41-50. Rathmell, Andrew. “Building Confidence in the Middle East: Exploiting the Information Age.” From: Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 29 No. 2, Winter 2000. pp. 5-19. Sakr, Naomi. “Satellite Television and Development in the Middle East.” From: Middle East Report, No. 210, Reform for Reaction? Dilemmas of Economic Development in the Middle East, Spring 1999. pp. 6-8. Treichel, Volker. “Stance of Fiscal Policy and Non-Oil Economic Growth.” .” From: Oman Beyond the Oil Horizon: Policies Toward Sustainable Growth, ed. By Ahsan Mansur and Volker Treichel, IMF 1999. pp. 19-30. Wikan, Unni. “The Burqa Facial Mask.” From: Behind the Veil in Arabia: Women in Oman. pp. 88-108. Wikan, Unni. “Segregation of the Sexes: Concept and Practice.” From Behind the Veil in Arabia: Women in Oman. pp. 51-73. Locating SAIS – Rome Building The SAIS campus is located in the Dupont Circle area of Northwestern Washington, D.C. SAIS is located to the east of Dupont Circle on Massachusetts Avenue. If you are reaching SAIS by Metro, Washington, D.C.’s subway system, use the Dupont Circle South exit. Once you face the circle, SAIS will be to the east. Cross Connecticut Avenue and travel east on Massachusetts Avenue. SAIS’s main building, is less than two blocks away, on the right side of the Massachusetts Avenue between 18th and 17th Streets. The Rome Building is one block down, on the left side of Massachusetts Avenue. By Car The following directions can be used if you are driving to SAIS from a point of origin outside Washington, D.C. From the North: Follow I-95 South to the Washington Capitol Beltway I-495 West. Take Exit 31 and turn left onto Route 97 South. Turn right onto 16th Street NW and proceed into Washington, D.C. Cross O Street NW, and turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue NW at Scott Circle. SAIS will be on your right, about a block and a half from Dupont Circle. From the South: Follow I-95 North, which turns into I-395 North and leads to the 14th Street Bridge and downtown Washington. Once you have crossed the 14th Street Bridge, continue north on 14th Street to the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue at Thomas Circle. Enter the rotary, go two thirds of the way around the circle and take Massachusetts Avenue west. SAIS will be on your left between 17th and 18th Streets. From the West: Follow Route 66 East over the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge to Constitution Avenue, and turn left onto 18th Street. Travel north on 18th Street until you reach Massachusetts Avenue. Turn right and travel east for about half a block. SAIS will be on your right. From the East: Follow Route 50 West, which leads to New York Avenue NW. New York Avenue NW becomes Mount Vernon Place NW, which becomes Massachusetts Avenue NW. Travel west on Massachusetts Avenue until you reach SAIS, which will be on your left between 17th and 18th Streets. About \| Scheduled Speakers \| Speaker Bios \| Suggested Readings \| Directions Page last updated June 13, 2008

Summer Institute on Oman and the Gulf June 10 - July 29, 2008

Summer Institute on Oman and the Gulf
June 10 - July 29, 2008