Meeting and working with Professor Arturo Giraldez (Pacific University, California, USA)

Prof. Arturo Giraldez will coordinate with the Faculty of History to organize a 3-day seminar series (March 5-7, 2018) at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities with three main topics:

• Direct and indirect Latin sources in pre-modern Oriental history: the case of Vietnamese history (March 5).
• Global Trade, Global Networks, and Global History: A Historical Study of the Early Modern Period (1500-1800 AD) (March 6)
• Historical ecology: trends and implications for the study of global history (March 7).

During the two years 2009 - 2011, Prof. Giraldez had the opportunity to come to Vietnam 3 times to research, work and share research results with scientists, students and trainees; support the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in teaching the master's thesis on Vietnamese History; publish the article "The Philippines and the first globalization" (in Vietnamese) in the Journal of Historical Research in 2009. This time, he came to Vietnam to share new research on global history and its impacts on Vietnamese history in many aspects: economy, ecology, Latin archival materials.

On behalf of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan expressed his sincere thanks and hoped that Professor Giraldez would continue to exchange and share historical knowledge at the University. In response, Professor Giraldez highly appreciated the University's warm welcome and thoughtful facilitation. He is willing to conduct joint research with the University's History Department.

Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan exchanged souvenirs with Professor Arturo Giraldez

Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan took a souvenir photo with Professor Arturo Giraldez

Prof. Dr. Arturo Giraldez (Faculty of International Affairs, Pacific University, California, USA) is one of the leading professors in the history of trade in the world in general and in Southeast Asia in particular in the pre-modern period. He is the author and co-author of many outstanding works, including books and articles in major research journals such as: “The Age of Trade. The Manila Galleons and the Dawn of the Global Economy”, “China and the Birth of Globalization in the 16th Century”; “The Pacific World Lands”, “Peoples and the History of the Pacific 1500-1900”; “Metals and Monies in an Emerging Global Economy”, “The Origins of Globalization in the XVI Century”.