A Pearl in Peril: Heritage and Diplomacy in Turkey

289 Pages·2019·3.123 MB·English

by  Christina Marie Luke

A Pearl in Peril

A Pearl in Peril
Heritage and Diplomacy in Turkey
Christina Luke
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To the boys

CONTENTS
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xv
Foreword xvii
Acknowledgments xxi
Abbreviations xxvii
Introduction: Pillars of Policy 1
CHAPTER 1. Alternative Futures 15
CHAPTER 2. Preference in Paris 41
CHAPTER 3. Open Intelligence 78
CHAPTER 4. Diplomatic Deliverables 109
CHAPTER 5. Organic Lives 142
Reflections 175
Notes 185
Bibliography 227
Index 249

FIGURES
I.1 Atatürk Sculpture by Italian sculptor Canonica, Izmir. Photo by
H. Basak. Courtesy of Creative Commons 4
I.2 Map of Treaty of Sèvres and featuring E. Venizelos. Courtesy of
the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Gennadius
Library 8
1.1 Marble quarry in province of Manisa with tumulus in foreground.
Courtesy of the author 19
1.2 The foothills of the Tmolus mountain range, including the Sardis
Acropolis, Sardis Necropolis, and Pomza’s operations. Courtesy of
the author 22
1.3 “A view of a model of the Zonguldak Coal Mines in the Türkiye İş
Bankası Coal Companies pavilion.”1936 Izmir International Fair.
Courtesy of the Ahmet Piriştina City Archives, Izmir 25
1.4 Gold Stater with Lydian Lion. Courtesy of the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston. Accession number, 04.1541 32
2.1 H.C. Butler in excavation tent. No. C.7.5.d. American Society for
the Excavation of Sardis 1910- 1914. Courtesy of the Department of
Art and Archaeology, Princeton University 42
2.2 Butler’s Excavation House, Villa Omphale. No. C.7.7.f. American
Society for the Excavation of Sardis 1910- 1914. Courtesy of the
Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University 43
2.3 Inside Village Omphale. No. SAR_ AL_0 04. American Society for
the Excavation of Sardis 1910- 1914. Courtesy of the Department of
Art and Archaeology, Princeton University 43