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

By MohammadGholi Majd and Mohammad Gholi Majd

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761825606
• ISBN13: 9780761825609
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.7"