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The Americans of Urumia: Iran’s First Americans and their Mission to the Assyrian Christians Paperback – May 31, 2021

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Beginning in the 1830s, a small group of Americans began to settle in remote regions of northwestern Iran. Generation after generation of these Americans grew up in the Urumia region, formed their families, labored, and died there. Their work resulted in the establishment of Iran's first medical college, a massive school system, and evangelical services for Persia's Assyrian Christian population. They had deep humanitarian ambitions that impacted Iran for eight decades and formed the earliest connections between Americans and Iranians. Their work came to an abrupt and violent end due to the First World War, and history has since forgotten them. Using missionary memoirs and writings, archival records, and vintage photographs, this book profiles America's initial connections to Iran and profiles four influential Americans who served in the Urumia region between 1835 and 1918.

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"Here for the first time is a comprehensive history of the first Americans in Iran. With fairness, deep scholarship, and attention to detail, Hooman Estelami tells the story of the Urumia Mission from hopeful beginnings in 1835 to its tragic end amid the carnage of World War I. This is a book that has long been needed, and I am grateful for it."
— Gordon Taylor, author of Fever and Thirst: An American Doctor Among the Tribes of Kurdistan, 1835-1844

"The Americans of Urumia provides a rare and much needed academic study into the arrival and works of the first Americans and their families into Iran as well as providing much hitherto unknown information as to the state of Iran’s northwest during the Qajar era. The political and military weaknesses of the Qajars in being able to safeguard their frontiers against the Ottomans and Imperial Russians (concomitant with their fecklessness in maintaining security within their own borders) are duly documented as well as the state of affairs among the Muslim and Christian communities in northwest Iran, notably the role of the Kurdish movements of Bedir Khan and Obeidollah Khan notably the latter’s efforts to recruit British support for his cause. The context of these affairs is expostulated within the philanthropic activities of Americans in Iran at the time such as Justin Perkins, Joseph Plumb Cochran and William Ambrose Shedd. Several Americans were to be born and raised in Iran including Joseph Plumb Cochran for example who was born in the village of Seir in northwest Iran. Cochran, who was fluent in Persian, Turkish and Syriac, selflessly provided medical treatment to thousands of Iranians during his lifetime and was to prove instrumental in the opening of a modern medical college and hospital at Urumia. Also of interest is the description of the opening of the very first American embassy in Tehran in 1883. This book is highly recommended for scholars and laypersons interested in the recent history of Iran of the 19th and early 20th centuries and especially the virtually unknown history of the adaptive role of the small American community in northwest Iran during this time period."
— Dr. Kaveh Farrokh, Langara College; author of: Iran at War; Sassanian Elite Cavalry; The Armies of Ancient Persia; and Shadows in the Desert

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Hooman Estelami is a professor at Fordham University in New York City. He is the author of several books and over 50 journal articles, for which he has received multiple prestigious awards. Using primary, secondary and archival data, Estelami has studied and published on a range of topics from customer protection and pricing to the history of US-Iran economic relations and American missionary presence in Persia during the nineteenth century. He received his Ph.D. in business from Columbia University, his MBA from McGill University, and his BA from Coe College.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bahar Books (May 31, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 392 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1939099846
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1939099846
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.89 x 9 inches
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Hooman Estelami is a professor at the Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University in New York City. He is the author of several books, including Marketing Strategy, Marketing Turnarounds, Simplified Business Research Methods, and Marketing Financial Services. Estelami is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Bank Marketing and previously served as the associate co-editor of the Journal of Product and Brand Management. His research has appeared in over 50 journal articles, for which he has received multiple prestigious awards. Using primary, secondary and archival data, Estelami has studied and published on a range of topics from customer protection and pricing to the history of US-Iran economic relations and American missionary presence in Persia during the nineteenth century. He received his Ph.D. in business from Columbia University, his MBA from McGill University, and his BA from Coe College.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating depiction of a dynamic group of American missionaries in Persia
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2021
The Americans of Urumia by Hooman Estelami is a thoroughly researched book dedicated to illuminating the development of the first mission in Urumia, Persia which would serve as a model for other missions in the region. Emphasizing the stories of four of the mission leaders from 1830 to the end of World War I, Estelami provides rich insight into the motivations, aspirations and consequences of four American men who aided the Assyrian and Armenian Christian communities in Persia and the Ottoman Empire. The author intricately and effectively weaves primary sources throughout the book, including diary entries, excerpts from lecture and letters as well as photographs of the Americans and the people that they served. These first hand accounts provide unique pictures of the American mission leaders and their views on the Christian populations as well as the growing political rivalries in the Urumia area. An important component to this book is the articulation of the historical background of the Kurdish/ Assyrian Christian rivalries and the ways in which the Ottomans and Persians used these mountain peoples as pawns in their political power grab. These two empires, both decisively waning, saw their Assyrian and Armenian Christian populations as an untrusted minority group undeserving of political protection. Through the lobbying efforts of the American missionaries and the deep pockets of Americans at home, the American mission built a vast compound in Urumia which would serve to shelter tens of thousands of Christians from attacks by the Kurds, the Turks, and the Persians. Ultimately, the legacy of the mission’s leaders would positively influence the progress of literacy and education of the Assyrian Christian population. Mission leaders helped to transcribe a written Syriac language. In addition, many of the mission leaders were doctors who inculcated the confidence of the locals regardless of religious affiliation; in addition, the mission’s college compound trained locals in Western medicine which boosted public health in the region. Lastly, the enduring legacy of many of the mission’s leaders who tried to navigate the tenuous and violent political rivalries and instability of the region provided the United States with greater insight into the Persian political situation for a century. This book is highly recommended to the reader who appreciates historical detail and recognizes the intriguing means by which American Protestants energized by the Second Great Awakening cultivated a mission in Urumia that became a paradigm for further missionary activity in Persia.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Repetitive and Edited Poorly
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2024
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I wanted to enjoy learning from Dr. Estelami's book on Urmia, the Calvinist and Presbyterian missionaries that went to Iran in order to help the Assyrian population during the 19th century.

Unfortunately, it reads as a collection of short papers that are extremely repetitive and poorly edited. The editor could have shaved a minimum of 75 pages off this book. Instead it reads like a second draft that was run through spell check.

I would expect more from an Fordham University professor.
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Harry
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2021
The book “Americans of Urumia” is an excellent read. The book provides a history of the mission in Urumia from its start in the 1830’s through the first world war. The book focusses on the early Americans who came to Urumia with a primary focus on four key missionaries. Even though I am not an historian, I found the contents interesting and presented extremely well. To be honest, I never knew that there were missionaries in Persia in the 1800s.
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Saeideh
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2021
I discovered new things about the earliest days of Americans living in Iran, who they were and why they were there in the first place. I received the book as a gift and as someone who is interested in the relationship between the US and Iran, I have found it to be very helpful reading for me and almost like a reference book on the subject. Highly recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting piece of forgotten history
Reviewed in Japan on June 8, 2021
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I received the book just yesterday, but I'm already engrossed in it. As a casual history buff, the book is detailed enough for me, but at the same time the highly personal portraits keep it engaging and easy to read. The pictures also add a nice sense of immediacy with the subject.
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