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245		4	_aThe Sand Kings Of Oman: Being the expereinces of an RAF officer in the little known regions of Trucial Oman Arabia/ _cRaymond O'Shea
260			_bRoutledge (2010); Kegan Paul (2000) _c2010
300			_a210p; _c24x16cm
520			_aRaymond O' Shea was a serving officer in the RAF in Oman in 1944 and 1945. The Sand Kings of Oman A travel book by a reflective and observant resident of Oman at the end of World War II giving a very interesting account of the topography, races, customs and industries of the then Persian Gulf inevitably throwing much light on the British influences and interest in the region. The book contains candid observer accounts of local intrigues. Keywords: Sharjah Fort; Dubai flying-boat; Hadaithah; Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr; Sheikh Sultan bin Salem; Shi'hou tribes; Jebel Kawa; Slave traffic; Khan Sahib; Qasimi feuds; Sandstorms; Petroleum discovery; Malaria; Dysentry; Lack of sanitation; Watch towers; Silversmiths; Pirates; Raschid bin Hamid; Perling industry; Rub al Khali; Beni Qitab tribe, Yashidi devil worshippers; Baraimi (Buraimi); Djaidh; Territorial rivalries; Rupee; Abdur bin Razzak (Khan Bahadur); Mahrid seaport; RAF; Karachi; Bob Allison; Abu Musa; Hamid the poet; Nimairiyah; Kalba; Princes' School in Persia; Anglo Iranian Oil Company; Freya Stark; Falaj Al Ali, Jebel Faiya
546			_aEnglish
648			_a1944-1945 _99059
650			_aArabian peninsula- Local history and description _99060
650			_aTrucial States _91307
651			_aUAE
655			_aMemoir
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