Omanis and the Resistance to Colonialism: The Dialectic of Erasure and Historiography 1868-1975
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article asks whether an Omani historical school has successfully historicized revolution and anticolonial resistance in Oman. Addressing this question requires a critical rereading of a wide range of historical sources that engaged in sustained debates over how to interpret these events – whether as resistance or otherwise – across a century (1868–1975), in order to delineate their defining features. This study highlights the need to rehistoricize and revisit Arab revolutions, particularly anticolonialism in Oman, the Gulf, and the Arabian Peninsula. The research explores debates surrounding the concept of revolution, traces the development of historical writing in Oman, and identifies the most salient features of Omani historiography. It employs a retrospective, descriptive-analytical approach that contrasts two distinct perspectives: how the colonial school conceptualized the subjects of resistance and the revolutions that unfolded on Omani soil, and the ways in which Omani historical writing has artic
Source: أسطور للدراسات التاريخية
DOI: 10.31430/fiij7542
Author: Said Sultan Al Hashimi
Institution: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7203711684