Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Overview -- Chapter 2 Geographical and historical considerations -- Chapter 3 Creating modern houses -- Chapter 4 The physical house -- Chapter 5 Cultural understandings of houses -- Chapter 6 Being "at home" outside of the home -- Chapter 7 Situating and comparing Dhofari houses -- Chapter 8 Privacy and houses -- Index