{"id":304,"date":"2015-10-23T15:36:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T20:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/?p=304"},"modified":"2015-11-03T09:12:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T15:12:38","slug":"torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/a>\"wandel\"<\/a>Presented By The Truman Faculty Forum
\nThe World In A Game: How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization<\/strong>
\nA Lecture by Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, Professor Of History<\/strong>
\nWednesday November 4, 2015, at 7:00 pm
\nIn Baldwin 176 (Little Theatre)
\nIn his world history of this ancient game, Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel does not just tell an engaging tale that takes us from ancient India and Persia through the Islamic world into al-Andaluz, medieval Europe, Renaissance Sicily, Spain, and beyond. Through his history of the game, he also reveals surprising paths and patterns of globalization that offer a fresh perspective on world history itself.
\nFor more information on the Truman Faculty Forum series go to forum.truman.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Chess\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Presented By The Truman Faculty Forum The World In A Game: How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization A Lecture by Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, Professor Of History Wednesday November 4, 2015, at 7:00 pm In Baldwin 176 (Little Theatre) In his world history of this ancient game, Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel does not just tell an engaging tale […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTorbj\u00f6rn Wandel, How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization - History Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization - History Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Presented By The Truman Faculty Forum The World In A Game: How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization A Lecture by Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, Professor Of History Wednesday November 4, 2015, at 7:00 pm In Baldwin 176 (Little Theatre) In his world history of this ancient game, Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel does not just tell an engaging tale […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"History Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-10-23T20:36:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-11-03T15:12:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/files\/2015\/10\/wandel.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"marc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"marc\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"marc\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0537cde2e4c3f8088f60b4c790311cee\"},\"headline\":\"Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-10-23T20:36:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-11-03T15:12:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":122,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/files\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/wandel.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/\",\"name\":\"Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization - History Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/files\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/wandel.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-10-23T20:36:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-11-03T15:12:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0537cde2e4c3f8088f60b4c790311cee\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/files\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/wandel.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/files\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/wandel.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/2015\\\/10\\\/23\\\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/\",\"name\":\"History Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0537cde2e4c3f8088f60b4c790311cee\",\"name\":\"marc\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8651fc6b63dd7ecca4750d4d7d5b441e9442ed93061a8b5ec6d3a4bacefd89b7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8651fc6b63dd7ecca4750d4d7d5b441e9442ed93061a8b5ec6d3a4bacefd89b7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8651fc6b63dd7ecca4750d4d7d5b441e9442ed93061a8b5ec6d3a4bacefd89b7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"marc\"},\"description\":\"I am a Latin American historian who studies Indigenous movements in twentieth-century Ecuador. My teaching interests primarily focus on interdisciplinary and historical studies of Latin America, including a study of social movements, ethnicity, and revolutions.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www2.truman.edu\\\/~marc\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.truman.edu\\\/history\\\/author\\\/marc\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization - History Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization - History Blog","og_description":"Presented By The Truman Faculty Forum The World In A Game: How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization A Lecture by Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, Professor Of History Wednesday November 4, 2015, at 7:00 pm In Baldwin 176 (Little Theatre) In his world history of this ancient game, Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel does not just tell an engaging tale […]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/","og_site_name":"History Blog","article_published_time":"2015-10-23T20:36:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-11-03T15:12:38+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/files\/2015\/10\/wandel.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"marc","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"marc","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/"},"author":{"name":"marc","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/#\/schema\/person\/0537cde2e4c3f8088f60b4c790311cee"},"headline":"Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization","datePublished":"2015-10-23T20:36:56+00:00","dateModified":"2015-11-03T15:12:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/"},"wordCount":122,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/files\/2015\/10\/wandel.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/","name":"Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization - History Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/files\/2015\/10\/wandel.jpg","datePublished":"2015-10-23T20:36:56+00:00","dateModified":"2015-11-03T15:12:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/#\/schema\/person\/0537cde2e4c3f8088f60b4c790311cee"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/files\/2015\/10\/wandel.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/files\/2015\/10\/wandel.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/2015\/10\/23\/torbjorn-wandel-how-chess-paved-the-way-for-globalization\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Torbj\u00f6rn Wandel, How Chess Paved The Way For Globalization"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/","name":"History Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/#\/schema\/person\/0537cde2e4c3f8088f60b4c790311cee","name":"marc","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8651fc6b63dd7ecca4750d4d7d5b441e9442ed93061a8b5ec6d3a4bacefd89b7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8651fc6b63dd7ecca4750d4d7d5b441e9442ed93061a8b5ec6d3a4bacefd89b7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8651fc6b63dd7ecca4750d4d7d5b441e9442ed93061a8b5ec6d3a4bacefd89b7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"marc"},"description":"I am a Latin American historian who studies Indigenous movements in twentieth-century Ecuador. My teaching interests primarily focus on interdisciplinary and historical studies of Latin America, including a study of social movements, ethnicity, and revolutions.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www2.truman.edu\/~marc\/"],"url":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/author\/marc\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions\/310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}