Overview
Bringing together historians of US foreign relations and scholars of Iranian studies, American-Iranian Dialogues examines the cultural connections between Americans and Iranians from the constitutional period of the 1890s through to the start of the White Revolution in the 1960s. Taking an innovative cultural approach, chapters are centred around major themes in American-Iranian encounters and cultural exchange throughout this period, including stories of origin, cultural representations, nationalism and discourses on development. Expert contributors draw together different strands of US-Iranian relations to discuss a range of path-breaking topics such as the history of education, heritage exchange, oil development and the often-overlooked interactions between American and Iranian non-state actors. Through exploring the understudied cultural dimensions of US-Iranian relations, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars interested in American history, international history, Iranian studies and Middle Eastern studies.
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Author: Matthew K. Shannon (Emory & Henry College, USA)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Weight: 0.531kg
ISBN: 9781350118720
ISBN 10: 1350118729
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 04 November 2021
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Format: Hardback
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction: Toward Connected History, Matthew K. Shannon (Emory & Henry College, USA) 1. Flags of Inconvenience: State Failure, Nationhood, and Contested Sovereignty in the late Qajar Encounter with the United States, John Ghazvinian (University of Pennsylvania, USA) 2. The Shuster Mission of 1911 and American Perceptions of Iran's First Revolution, Kelly J. Shannon (Florida Atlantic University, USA) 3. U.S.-Iran Relations through the Lens of Heritage Diplomacy: The Case of the Iranian Antiquities Bill of 1930, Kyle Olson (University of Pennsylvania, USA) 4. A Literary-Political Turn to the Left: American Literature and Politics of Reception in Iran, Behnam M. Fomeshi (University of Sydney, Australia) 5. Pandering in the Persian Gulf: Iran, Arabia, and Anglo-American Relations, 1900-1971, Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet (University of Pennsylvania, USA) 6. De-Nationalized: Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Consortium, and Global Oil, 1953-1963, Gregory Brew (Southern Methodist University, USA) 7. Alborz, Bethel, and Community: Missionary Institutions in Postwar Tehran, Matthew K. Shannon (Emory & Henry College, USA) 8. American Academics and U.S. Technical Assistance in Iran, 1951-1970, Richard Garlitz (University of Tennessee at Martin, USA) 9. 'We Learned how to be Friends': What Oral History tells us about the American Peace Corps in Iran, Jasamin Rostam-Kolayi (California State University Fullerton, USA) 10. Support the 41: Iranian Student Activism in Berkeley, 1970-73, Ida Yalzadeh, (Northwestern University, USA) 11. Professional Transnationalism and Iranian-American Im/mobility in Michigan, Camron Michael Amin (University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA) Conclusion: Third Parties, Non/state Actors, and the Ambiguities of U.S. Imperial Power, Cyrus Schayegh (Graduate Institute of Geneva, Switzerland) Index
Reviews
Matthew K. Shannon has brought together twelve outstanding scholars to produce a collection of essential reading for anybody interested in the history of US-Iranian relations. It makes a vital contribution to the literature by shedding light on the role played by non-state actors in this transnational relationship. * Dr Ben Offiler, Senior Lecturer in History, Sheffield Hallam University, UK *
Author Information
Matthew K. Shannon is Associate Professor in History, Emory & Henry College, USA. He is the author of Losing Hearts and Minds: American-Iranian Relations and International Education during the Cold War (2017).
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