BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Author Discussion: The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World – and Globalization Began BEGIN:VEVENT UID:77402021-08-05 DTSTART:20210805T210000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20210805T040000Z LOCATION:205 2nd Street #Suite 8\nLewes Delaware 19958 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=205 2nd Street #Suite 8\nLe wes Delaware 19958;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=205 2nd Street #Suite 8:geo:3 8.775781,-75.140373 GEO:38.775781;-75.140373 SUMMARY:Author Discussion: The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the Worl d – and Globalization Began CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Many believe that the years immediately prior to A.D. 1000 were \, with\nfew exceptions\, lacking in major cultural developments or geopol itical\nencounters\, that the Europeans hadn’t yet reached North America \, and\nthat the farthest feat of sea travel was the Vikings’ invasion o f\nBritain.\n\n            In _The Year 1000: When Explorers C onnected\nthe World – and Globalization Began_ (Scribner\, 2021) author and\nhistorian Valerie Hansen argues that the year 1000 was the world’s \nfirst point of major cultural exchange and exploration.\n\nHansen will d iscuss her book\, based on nearly three decades of\nresearch\, during a Hi story Book Festival virtual program on August 5.\nThe Zoom-based program b egins at 5 PM EDT\, with a question-and-answer\nsession following the auth or’s presentation.\n\nThe program is free\, but pre-registration is requ ired. To reserve a\nspot\, visit www.historybookfestival.org\n[http://www .historybookfestival.org/].\n\nA _New York Times Book Review_ Editors’ Choice\, _The Year\n1000_ was hailed by _Publishers Weekly_ as a “v ivid and\nedifying” narrative in which Hansen “displays a remarkable\n lightness of touch while stuffing the book full of fascinating\ndetails\, ” providing an “astonishingly comprehensive account [that]\ncasts worl d history in a brilliant new light.”\n\nHansen presents a compelling acc ount of first encounters between\ndisparate societies\, which sparked conf licts and collaborations\nreminiscent of current times.\n\nShe also puts t o rest any notion that societies were largely isolated\n1\,100 years ago. For example\, could the presence of blond-haired\npeople in Maya temple mu rals at Chichén Itzá\, Mexico\, be evidence\nthat the Vikings had found their way to the Americas during the height\nof the Maya empire?\n\nValeri e Hansen is the Stanley Woodward Professor of History at Yale\nUniversity\ , where she teaches Chinese and world history. She traveled\nto nearly 20 countries to conduct research for _The Year 1000_\,\nserving as a visitin g scholar at Xiamen University in China\, the\nUniversity of Birmingham in the United Kingdom\, and the Collège de\nFrance in Paris.\n\nHer books i nclude _The Silk Road: A New History_\; _The Open Empire:\nA History of China to 1800_\; and _Voyages in World History_\,\nco-authored with Kenne th R. Curtis.\n\nCopies of _The Year 1000_ are available at Browseabout Books in\nRehoboth Beach\, the official bookseller of the History Book Fes tival.\nThe book also may be purchased at biblion in Lewes. Books purchase d at\neither shop come with a signed archival bookplate.\n\nThe August 5 p rogram is part of the 2021 History Book Festival\, which\nfeatures noted a uthors of newly published historical fiction and\nnonfiction works. The vi rtual events will occur weekly through the\nsummer.\n\nFor a complete list of the upcoming presentations and detailed\ninformation on each program\, visit www.historybookfestival.org\n[http://www.historybookfestival.org/] . \n\nPresenting sponsors of the 2021 History Book Festival are Delaware\ nHumanities and The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group of Berkshire Hathaway\nHomeSer vices Gallo Realty.\n\nIn addition to the Lewes Public Library\, the Festi val’s online\nprograms are supported by the Delaware Division of Librari es and\nSussex County Libraries.\n\nThe History Book Festival\, now in its fifth year\, is the first and\nonly book festival in the United States de voted exclusively to\nhistory.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

< span style=\"widows:2\"> Many believe that the years immediat ely prior to A.D. 1000 were\, with few exceptions\, lacking in major cultu ral developments or geopolitical encounters\, that the Europeans hadn&rsqu o\;t yet reached North America\, and that the farthest feat of sea travel was the Vikings&rsquo\; invasion of Britain.

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< span style=\"orphans:2\"> \; \ ; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; In \; The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World &ndash\; and Globaliz ation Began \;(Scribner\, 2021) author and historian Valerie Hanse n argues that the year 1000 was the world&rsquo\;s first point of major cu ltural exchange and exploration.

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Hansen will discuss her book\, based on nearly three decades of research\, during a History Book Festival virtual program on August 5. The Zoom-based program begins at 5 P M EDT\, with a question-and-answer session following the author&rsquo\;s p resentation.

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The program is free\, but pre-registration is required. To reserve a spot\, visit \;www.historybookfestival.org .

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A \;New York Times Book Review \;Editors&rsquo\; Choic e\, \;The Year 1000 \;was hailed by \;Publishers Wee kly \;as a &ldquo\;vivid and edifying&rdquo\; narrative in which H ansen &ldquo\;displays a remarkable lightness of touch while stuffing the book full of fascinating details\,&rdquo\; providing an &ldquo\;astonishin gly comprehensive account [that] casts world history in a brilliant new li ght.&rdquo\;

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Hansen presents a compelling account of fir st encounters between disparate societies\, which sparked conflicts and co llaborations reminiscent of current times.< /span>

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< span style=\"orphans:2\">She also puts to rest any notion that societies were largely isolated 1\,100 years ago. For example\, could the presence of blond-haired people in Maya temple mu rals at Chiché\;n Itzá\;\, Mexico\, be evidence that the Vikin gs had found their way to the Americas during the height of the Maya empir e?

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Valerie Hansen is the Stanley Woodward Professor of H istory at Yale University\, where she teaches Chinese and world history. S he traveled to nearly 20 countries to conduct research for \;The Ye ar 1000\, serving as a visiting scholar at Xiamen University in China\ , the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom\, and the Collè \;ge de France in Paris.< /span>

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Her books include \;The Silk Road: A New History\; \;The Open Empire: A History of Chin a to 1800\; and \;Voyages in World History\, co-authored wi th Kenneth R. Curtis.< /span>

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Copies of \;The Year 1000 \;are available at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach\, the offici al bookseller of the History Book Festival. The book also may be purchased at biblion in Lewes. Books purchased at either shop come with a signed ar chival bookplate.< /span>

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The August 5 program is part of the 20 21 History Book Festival\, which features noted authors of newly published historical fiction and nonfiction works. The virtual events will occur we ekly through the summer.< /span>

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For a complete list of the upco ming presentations and detailed information on each program\, visit \; www.historybookfestival.org. \;

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< span style=\"text-decoration-style:initial\">Presenting sponsors of the 2021 Histo ry Book Festival are Delaware Humanities and The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group o f Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Gallo Realty.

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In addit ion to the Lewes Public Library\, the Festival&rsquo\;s online programs ar e supported by the Delaware Division of Libraries and Sussex County Librar ies.

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The History Book Festival\, now in its fifth year\, is the first and only book festival in the United States devoted exclusiv ely to history.

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