Many members of our Society are familiar with the Musandam province of Oman and what it is like there today. The book, however, focuses on life in Musandam in the 1970s. With numerous pictures and diverse texts, the two authors provide insights into the life of this Omani exclave: into places, trade, crafts, culture and mobility of the partly nomadic population. The book ends with an overview of today's Musandam, which has developed into a dynamic exclave of Oman.
The life of those days and the society and culture shaped by traditions at the beginning of a comprehensive change and modernization process is the basis of the book - underlaid with original photographs, maps and drawings. They bring back to life a magical world that is now gone in its original form.
