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The great American plunder of Persia's antiquities, 1925-1941 / Mohammad Gholi Majd.
Penn Museum Library DS261 .M356 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Majd, Mohammad Gholi, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archaeological thefts.
- Archaeological museums and collections.
- Iran--Antiquities.
- Iran.
- Antiquities.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Iran.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Archaeological museums and collections--United States.
- Archaeological thefts--Iran.
- Archaeological thefts--United States.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 275 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2003]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Chapter 2 Arthur Upham Pope and Persian Artifacts 29
- Chapter 3 The Opening of Persia to Foreign Archaeology, 1923-1930: The Antiquities Law of 1930 55
- Chapter 4 The Rush to Persia by American Museums 89
- Chapter 5 Expedition to Persepolis by the Oriental Institute 127
- Chapter 6 American Pressure and Persian Surrender 159
- Chapter 7 Persepolis Expedition's New Field Director and New Concession 195
- Chapter 8 Schmidt's Airplane and Turbulence in Iran-America Relations 223
- Chapter 9 The Final Phase, 1937-1941: A Tale of Deceit and Coercion 241.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0761825606
- 0761825592
- OCLC:
- 51983596
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