The Encyclopaedia Iranica and A History of Persian Literature

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1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 2
3. Introduction 4
4. Author biographies 7
5. Brief Overview of the American Institute of Iranian Studies 11
6. A View from Tehran: Reflections on the Memories of the Early Days 15
7. The Tehran Center, 1977-79 18
8. The American Institute of Iranian Studies in the Twenty-first Century 26
9. The Council of American Overseas Research Centers 40
10. The Formative Decades of Iranian Studies in North America An Overview 43
11. The Encyclopaedia Iranica and A History of Persian Literature 53
12. The University of Pennsylvania Museum in Iran 60
13. The Persian Expedition: The Past and Present of the Oriental Institute’s Early Work in Iran 72
14. Iranian Art (of the Islamic Period) in American Museums: A Brief History 99
15. Exhibiting Iran in the United States: Iranian Studies and Museum Exhibitions 119
16. Some American Contributors to Iranian Studies Born before 1900 138
17. The Study of Ancient Iran in the United States: A History Focusing on Art and Material Culture 170
18. Sasanian Art Historical and Archaeological Studies in the United States: 1960-2010 182
19. The Nomad Period in Iranian history from the Seljukids through the Timurids North American contributions to the Field, 1980-2010 198
20. Development of Persian Language Studies in the United States 220
21. Persianate Islamic Studies in American Universities 243
22. First- and Second-Iranian Americans 261