Books and articles
The Cultural Heritage of the KurdsThe book consists of articles written by Kurdish and Nordic researchers, among them Kariane Westrheim and Kerim Yildiz from the EUTCC Board of Directors. The contributions concentrate on very different aspects of Kurdish Culture and topics, which in various ways are related to that which is Kurdish. This includes for instance their relationship to place, patterns of migrations, identity and diaspora. Kurdish Cultural Heritage is rooted in one of the world's oldest cultures - Mesopotamia. Throughout history, Kurdish Cultural Heritage has been subject to great hardships, such as warfare and internal disputes, oppression, alienation and denial, but it has also been victim of a very efficient policy of assimilation. Much of the original Kurdish Cultural Heritage has today been lost, disapeared or destroyed in various ways. The book was edited by Haci Akman and Ove Stoknes, BRIC - Centre for Development Studies, University of Bergen, Norway. ISPN: 8274530616 |