Mohammad Gholi Majd

The Great American Plunder of Persia's Antiquities, 1925-1941

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Produktbeschreibung

Using recently declassified State Department records, Mohammad Gholi Majd describes the manner in which the U.S. government guided and assisted American museums in acquiring vast quantities of Persian antiquities and archaeological finds. In the evolution of American-Persian relations, the importance of the antiquities story has remained unrecognized.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 149mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780761825609
• ISBN-10: 0761825606
• Artikelnr.: 21103291

Autorenporträt

By Mohammad Gholi Majd

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Arthur Upham
Pope and Persian Artifacts Chapter 4 The Opening of Persia to Foreign
Archaeology, 1923-1930: The Antiquities Law of 1930 Chapter 5 The Rush to
Persia by American Museums Chapter 6 Expedition to Persepolis by the
Oriental Institute Chapter 7 American Pressure and Persian Surrender
Chapter 8 Persepolis Expedition's New Field Director and New Concession
Chapter 9 Schmidt's Airplane and Turbulence in Iran-America Relations
Chapter 10 The Final Phase, 1937-1941: A Tale of Deceit and Coercion
Chapter 11 Index Chapter 12 About the Author