Matthew K. Shannon is Assistant Professor of History at Emory & Henry College.
In telling this fascinating and troubling transnational history,
Shannon illustrates to diplomatic historians how much can be gained
by attending seriously to the political significance of
education.
*History of Education Quarterly*
Losing Hearts and Minds is an important intervention in the
historiography of US-Iran relations. Shannon's work has broadened
our gaze beyond diplomats, soldiers, and spies, in order to
consider the significance of activists, students, and technocrats,
amongst others, in shaping the relationship between Iran and the
United States....This is a long-overdue development that will no
doubt influence the future trajectory of the historiography,
particularly as historians of US-Iran relations look ahead to the
fortieth anniversary of the Iranian Revolution in 2019.
*H-Net*
Shannon deserves praise for his impressive archival research, broad
scope, and focus on students as transnational actors... Losing
Hearts and Minds is an important addition to the literature on
U.S.-Iranian relations.
*AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW*
In shedding light on the heretofore underappreciated importance of
the Iranian student experience in the United States, Losing Hearts
and Minds adds to our understanding of the Islamic Revolution and
subsequent breakdown in U.S.-Iranian relations. Both a strong
self-contained case study and part of a much larger, transnational
narrative, it deserves a wide readership.
*The Journal of American History*
Shannon has written one of the finest available monographs on
students as transnational actors. His book is also required reading
for anyone wishing to comprehend the full story of U.S. relations
with Pahlavi Iran.
*Diplomatic History*
American-Iranian Dialogues achieves what its authors set out to do.
Its diverse chapters verify the significance of non-state actors in
US-Iranian relations as well as the value of entangled history in
that process. They also lay the groundwork for further work by
authors and readers alike of editor Matthew Shannon's salutary
anthology.
*Michigan War Studies Review*
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