Holberg Prize 2014: Michael Cook

From the award ceremony of the Holberg Prize 2014. The award speech by Holberg Prize laureate Michael Cook. Michael Cook (born in 1940) is a British historian and scholar of Islamic history. Michael Cook is University Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. The Holberg Prize is awarded annually to scholars who have made outstanding contributions to research in the arts and humanities, social science, law or theology. The Prize for 2015 amounts to 4.5 million NOK (approximately 538 000 EUR / 735 000 USD *)