Ancient water agreements, tribal law and Ibadism : sources of inspiration for the Middle East Desalination Research Centre -- and beyond? / Katariina Simonen.
2021
KMQ305
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Ancient water agreements, tribal law and Ibadism : sources of inspiration for the Middle East Desalination Research Centre -- and beyond? / Katariina Simonen.
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9783030852184 (electronic bk.)
3030852180 (electronic bk.)
3030852172
9783030852177
3030852180 (electronic bk.)
3030852172
9783030852177
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Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
Language
English
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1 online resource
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10.1007/978-3-030-85218-4 doi
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KMQ305
Dewey Decimal Classification
343.535309/24
Summary
This book traces the development of Oman's inclusive agreements and highlights their importance for international negotiations, dealing with issues most relevant to humanity's own survival today, nuclear weapons or climate change. In Oman, a historical seafaring nation on the south-eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, a culture of agreement that accommodates the interests of everyone has developed around the division of scarce water resources. Life in the arid inland of the Omani Hajar mountains would not have been possible without water. Irrigation channel (falaj) construction is extremely old and skilful therein. Local practices evolved around the division of water and land on the basis of fairness. The community would be best served by inclusion and the avoidance of conflict. A specific Islamic school called Ibadi arrived at Oman early on in the eighth century. Ibadi scholars conserved local practices. Consultation and mediation by sheikhs and the religious leader, Imam, became the law of the land. The Omanis were known as the People of Consultation, Ahl Al Shura. In time, the practice of inclusive agreements would extend far beyond the village level, affecting Omani's foreign policy under Sultan Qaboos. Omani's water diplomacy succeeded in uniting the contestants of the Middle East Peace Process in the 1990s to work together on common problems of water desalination.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Historical Landscapes
Ibadi Islam and the Imamate Tradition
Falaj and Agreement
Tribalism and Local Agreement
Oman Water Diplomacy Part I: The Beginnings of the Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC)
Oman Water Diplomacy Part II: The Establishment of the Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC)
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Index.
Historical Landscapes
Ibadi Islam and the Imamate Tradition
Falaj and Agreement
Tribalism and Local Agreement
Oman Water Diplomacy Part I: The Beginnings of the Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC)
Oman Water Diplomacy Part II: The Establishment of the Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC)
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Index.