<p>This thesis
examines one of the most fraught and distorted relationships—the association
between the United States and Iran. Contemporarily, most scholars and
professionals associated with this connection evaluate the relationship in
terms of politics, religion, power, and national security. Far fewer, however,
evaluate it from its roots—the cultures, relationships, and dependencies that
ultimately produced the prickly relationship of these two countries today. This
thesis utilizes American authored travel narratives from 1921- 1941, written
primarily by recreational travelers, to contradict American contemporary and
paternalistic views of the relationship with Iran. This thesis posits that a
nascent and unsure America depended on a pre-modern Iran to ease her into an
impending modern existence.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/9771008 |
| Date | 16 October 2019 |
| Creators | Benjamin W Laga (7346138) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/The_Picturesque_Domestication_of_Iran_for_an_American_Counter-Modern_Retreat/9771008 |
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