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CONTENTS



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      Introduction                                                   vii
       Scheme of transliteration of Arabic                            ix
      The game of Maysir and some modern parallels A. F. L. Beeston   1
      Oath-taking and vows in Oman                T. M. Johnstone     7
       Memories and impressions of the Arabia of
         Ibn Saud                         Colonel Gerald de Gaury 19
      Two South Arabian Tribes: al-Qara and al-HarasIs
                                                     Walter Dostal 33
      Yemeni Literature in Hajjah Prisons H. E. Al.imad al-Shami 43
      The Authority of Shaykhs in the Gulf: an Essay in
         nineteenth century history               Peter Lienhardt 61
      The Powers and Mineral concessions in the
         Idris! Imamate of‘As!r 1910-1929            John Baldry 16
      Some notes on hunting techniques and practices in the
         Arabian Peninsula           M. J. S. Allen and G. R. Smith 108
      Some effects of irrigated agriculture on soil characteristics
         in Ras al-Khaimah                           J. H. Stevens 148
      Changes in the Economy and Political Attitudes, and the
         Development in Culture on Coast of Oman between
         1900 and 1940                         M. Morsy Abdullah 167
      The first days of British Aden
                               James Kirkman and Brian Doe (ed.)    179
      Notes and Communications:
         Hajjah Market                              Robert Wilson 203
         Graves of three descendants of Badr Bu Tuwayriq in
           Zafar of Oman                              John Carter 210
      Notes on Contributors                                        212
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