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by Wikan (Author) "My husband, Fredrik Barth, and I, who are both social anthropologists, lived in Oman for eight months-from March to August 1974 and from December 1975..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Chicago University Press; New edition edition (1 Feb 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0226896838
  • ISBN-13: 978-0226896830
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 623,256 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars I do not appreciate books in broken english., 2 Jun 1999
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Not enough pictures. If they are going to cover their faces, you could at least show us the rest of their bodies.
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4.0 out of 5 stars very readable, 8 Jun 1999
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Gives good look behind ... Oman seems society without conflict, or at least now one shows it...Is this reality or utopia?
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