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| Oman in the twentieth century: Political foundations of an emerging state JE Peterson Routledge, 2016 | 177 | 2016 |
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| Oman: three and a half decades of change and development JE Peterson Middle East Policy 11 (2), 125, 2004 | 118 | 2004 |
| The Arab Gulf States: Steps Toward Political Participation J Peterson (No Title), 1988 | 117 | 1988 |
| Oman's insurgencies: the Sultanate's struggle for supremacy JE Peterson Saqi, 2013 | 116 | 2013 |
| Tribes and politics in eastern Arabia JE Peterson Middle East Journal 31 (3), 297-312, 1977 | 110 | 1977 |
| Defending Arabia JE Peterson Routledge, 2016 | 93 | 2016 |
| Saudi Arabia and the illusion of security JE Peterson Routledge, 2013 | 84 | 2013 |
| Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia JE Peterson Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2020 | 79 | 2020 |
| Oman's diverse society: Southern Oman JE Peterson The Middle East Journal 58 (2), 254-269, 2004 | 72 | 2004 |
| Life after oil: economic alternatives for the Arab Gulf States JE Peterson Mediterranean Quarterly 20 (3), 1-18, 2009 | 67 | 2009 |
| Britain and the Gulf: at the periphery of Empire JE Peterson The Persian gulf in history, 277-293, 2009 | 56 | 2009 |
| Rulers, merchants and shaikhs in Gulf politics JE Peterson The Gulf family: Kinship policies and modernity, 1-36, 2001 | 56 | 2001 |
| The political status of women in the Arab Gulf states JE Peterson The Middle East Journal, 34-50, 1989 | 53 | 1989 |
| The nature of succession in the Gulf JE Peterson The Middle East Journal, 580-601, 2001 | 51 | 2001 |
| Historical Muscat: An illustrated guide and gazetteer J Peterson Historical Muscat, 2006 | 50 | 2006 |
| The emergence of post-traditional Oman JE Peterson | 47 | 2005 |
| Sovereignty and boundaries in the Gulf states JE Peterson International politics of the Persian Gulf, 21-49, 2011 | 37 | 2011 |
