Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Chronology of Major Events xvii
6. Glossary xix
7. Introduction. Frontier Fictions 1
8. 1. A Manifest Destiny Diverted, 1804-1896 15
9. 2. Limning the Landscape: Geographical Depictions of the Homeland, 1850s-1896 47
10. 3. From Riches to Ruins: The Political Economy of Frontiers, 1897-1906 75
11. 4. Political Parables: Iran's Frontier Crucible, 1906-1914 101
12. 5. Coercing Camaraderie: The War, the Military, and the Myth of Riza Khan, 1914-1926 144
13. 6. Parenting Little Patriots: Domesticating the Homeland, 1921-1926 180
14. Conclusion. What's in a Name? From Persia to Iran, 1926-1946 216
15. Notes 227
16. Bibliography 285
17. Index 301