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Abdulrahman al-Salimi Editor & Author

Allen James Fromherz, Associate Professor of History, Georgia State University. Abdulrahman al-Salimi, Scholar.

Oman, Ibadism and Modernity cover

Oman, Ibadism and Modernity

2 authors - Paperback

£75.99

A Maritime Lexicon cover

A Maritime Lexicon

2 authors - Hardback

£97.99

Ports of Oman cover

Ports of Oman

2 contributors - Hardback

£75.99

Portugal in the Sea of Oman: Religion and Politics. Research on Documents. cover

Portugal in the Sea of Oman: Religion and Politics. Research on Documents.

2 contributors - Hardback

£330.99

Oman

2 contributors - Hardback

£75.99

Sultan Qaboos and Modern Oman, 1970–2020 cover

Sultan Qaboos and Modern Oman, 1970–2020

2 contributors - Hardback

£95.00

Sultan Qaboos and Modern Oman, 1970–2020 cover

Sultan Qaboos and Modern Oman, 1970–2020

2 authors - Paperback

£19.99

Arab Philosophical Trends cover

Arab Philosophical Trends

Abdulrahman al-Salimi - Hardback

£95.00

Arab Philosophical Trends cover

Arab Philosophical Trends

Abdulrahman al-Salimi - Paperback

£34.99