The Great American Plunder of Persia's

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.

Mohammad Gholi Majd: holds a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Cornell University. Born in Iran, he resides in Rockville, Maryland

Acknowledgments

v

Introduction

1

(28)

Arthur Upham Pope and Persian Artifacts

29

(26)

The Opening of Persia to Foreign Archaeology, 1923-1930: The Antiquities Law of 1930

55

(34)

The Rush to Persia by American Museums

89

(38)

Expedition to Persepolis by the Oriental Institute

127

(32)

American Pressure and Persian Surrender

159

(36)

Persepolis Expedition's New Field Director and New Concession

195

(28)

Schmidt's Airplane and Turbulence in Iran-America Relations

223

(18)

The Final Phase, 1937-1941: A Tale of Deceit and Coercion

241

(26)

Index

267

(10)

About the Author

277

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

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