Ranging by sea and land across six continents, she seeks out exciting and unexpected connections that show that globalization is by no means new to our own time David Abulafia, author of The Boundless Sea In a rich and fascinating account of the world around the year 1000, Valerie Hansen shows how people, goods, and ideas traversed vast spaces.
A masterly work of scholarship Liaquat Ahamed, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lords of Finance She tells a rich and fascinating story of the many ways that far-flung societies a millennium ago forged connections among themselves, a reminder that the forces of globalization that seem so potent today have been at work for centuries. Valerie Hansen's sweeping tour of the world in the year 1000 is revelatory and full of eye-opening surprises. Mair, editor of The Columbia History of Chinese Literature and coauthor of The History of Tea and Sacred Display What's more, all of this energetic, scholarly activity is combined with a compelling argument for a new hypothesis concerning the origins of globalization, a topic that could hardly be more pertinent to our own age Victor H. What makes The Year 1000 so special is that it is the result of the author's unique fusion of firsthand, on-site investigations around the world and intensive research in far-flung libraries, archives, and museums. Rosenwein, author of A Short History of the Middle Ages and Generations of Feeling A brisk and refreshing trip for us all Barbara H. Bolstered by facts and enlivened by intriguing theories, Hansen's book presents a world of objects, ideas, people, animals, and know-how constantly on the move. The myth of the 'European Middle Ages' dissolves in the ocean currents and trade winds of this stimulating account of early global connections. Moore, author of The First European Revolution and The War on Heresy Valerie Hansen has not only fashioned a coherent and original vision of the world in the year 1000, in itself a remarkable feat of scholarship, but described it in a clear, concrete and absorbing narrative that will entertain and enlighten every reader R.I.
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