List of maps; preface and acknowledgements; glossary of arabic terms; transforming muscat: the cultural consequences of urban development; a gazetteer of place names in muscat and its vicinity; chronology; oman's modern rulers: the al bu sa'id dynasty; bibliography; index; illustrations
Summary
Defines and explains the historical environment that determined the significance and design of Oman's capital Muscat, its twin city Matrah, and their environs prior to 1970. This book also examines how the development of the Muscat conurbation proceeded largely without any consideration of the impact on Muscat's tangible or remembered history