In the time of oil piety, memory, and social life in an Omani town / Mandana E. Limbert.

Author/creator Limbert, Mandana E.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,
Descriptionxv, 244 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Collective memory--Oman. --Bahlāʼ.
Islam--Oman. --Bahlāʼ.
Social change--Oman. --Bahlāʼ.
Petroleum industry and trade--Social aspects. --Oman. --Bahlāʼ.
Bahlāʼ (Oman)--Social life and customs.

Contents In the dreamtime of oil : wealth and development in an anomalous time -- Now, the police only drive : remembering rule and disorder in Bahla -- In the eye of the neighbor, there is fire : hazards and histories of sociality -- Circles of knowledge : religious learning, pious pasts, and alternative sociality -- Senses of water : nostalgia, private ownership, and bodily privacy -- Becoming Bahlawi : race, genealogy, and the politics of Arabness -- Perhaps he has a son : succession, depletion, and the uncertain future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010008176
ISBN9780804756266 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0804756260 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804756273 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0804756279 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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