Unknown Oman / (Record no. 26678)
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| fixed length control field | 02872cam a2200205 a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20201110133018.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 130303s1971 le abc g 000 0 eng d |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DSQC |
| Transcribing agency | DSQC |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | a-mk--- |
| 050 #0 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DS247.O6 |
| Item number | P45 1971 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Phillips, Wendell, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1921-1975. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Unknown Oman / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Wendell Phillips. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Beirut : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Librairie du Liban, cop. , |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1971. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiii, 319 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps, ports. ; |
| Dimensions | 21 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Bibliography : p. [259]-295. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Akhdhar and Muscat : Flying into Oman - The Green Mountain – Torrid Muscat – Dining with the Sultan - An ancient inscription The Sultan's person and family -- 2. Religion in Oman : Muslim relics - Christianity respected - Orthodoxy and dissent - Ibadhi Mosques – Christian missions -- 3. To Sohar: Camels - Desert trackers - The motor-road - Date gardens of al-Batinah - Sohar, Sinbad's birthplace? - Sohar then and now -- 4. Disease and Medicine in Oman : The tombs of Mulayyanah - Mohammed and Medicine Cautery as a cure-all - The Evil Eye - Bedouin vaccination Arab eye-surgery – Mercury vapour baths – Childbirth as a killer -- 5. The Will of Allah? Fatalism and Slavery : Fish-traps - Sardines by the billion - Religion is the law and law religion – The death penalty – Schools - Calvinistic fatalism - Jews of Sohar – Mohammed and Slavery Slave-trading by air - Slaves in Oman today -- 6. Trucial Oman : Workers of Sohar – The tongue of angels – Lawrence's Arabic – British protection or Saudi imperialism? – Dhows and Booms – Unspoilt Dubai - Bahrain - Empires over the Gulf - Pirates and Pearls -- 7. Dubai to Buraimi : Arab manners – Law of the Tent - Jabal Shayyal – Joha the Wit - The Falconers - Who owns Buraimi -- 8. Women in Oman : Child marriage – Unwanted daughters – Infanticide Arabian beauty - Female circumcision – Divorce - Trial marriage - Degraded status of women - The veil rent -- 9. The Badu : The red sands - The tribal tie – Fratricide as a way to sheikhdom – Badu raiders - Pride in Hardship - The Bani Hilal – Amiable lies – Driving down Wadi Jizi -- 10. Sohar to Dhofar : Archaeology at Sohar - No ancient city - Lush Dhofar The Qara Range - Lake Darbat – The four tribes of the Qara – Circumcision – Pagan vestiges - Dietary laws -- 11. Frankincense from Dhofar : Spice wealth of Arabia – Frankincense trees- The myrrh trees – Dhofar in antiquity - The Marib Dam - Ruins at Hanun – Andhur Oasis -- 12. Salalah to Shabwah : Dhofar Negroes - Land tenure - Exploring ruined Hasik The Empty Quarter – The Sands - Khasfah Well - The Bait Kathir – Atlantis of the Sands - Looking for Ubar - On to Shabwah -- APPENDIX 1. Oil - APPENDIX 2. Archaeology, with special reference to the Arab East. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Oman |
| General subdivision | Description and travel. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | القاعة الأجنبية | The Foreign Hall | القاعة العربية | The Arabic Hall | 12/09/2018 | 1 | DS247.O6 P45 1971 | 0012567 | 12/28/2022 | 12/26/2022 | 12/09/2018 | Books |