Politică şi patrimoniu ȋn Irak şi Siria
Politics and Heritage in Iraq and Syria

The Main Influences of the Political Sphere, upon Cultural Heritage, between the XIX and XXI Centuries

Summary/Abstract: Cultural heritage represents an essential component of human identity, and as a part of the contemporary world, it has both symbolic and economic value. Cultural heritage is finite and non-renewable though, being endangered due to recent conflicts and due to the way it is perceived. This article analyses how different political regimes have influenced the way Iraqi and Syrian cultural heritage has been perceived, preserved, protected and even destroyed, starting with internal laws, institutions responsible of heritage administration and the people who led them, in the attempt of demonstrating that continuous attempt to impose a cultural unity can have unwanted consequences.

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