The First Taint of Civilization
A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Pre-Colonial Days, 1521-1885
Will be published approx. on 1. June 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
365 pages
978-0-8248-1643-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Hezel writes clearly and with erudition and commands an impressive body of information. His book is a tour de force.... Not only will it be read eagerly by Pacific scholars, but it should find a wide audience among well-educated Micronesians hungry for greater understanding of how their islands have become ensnared in world geopolitics." --Ethnohistory
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Honolulu, HI
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
maps
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8248-1643-8 (9780824816438)
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Person
Francis X. Hezel, S.J., is a Jesuit priest who has lived and worked in Micronesia for forty-five years. He founded and directed the Micronesian Seminar, a church-sponsored research institute that engaged in a broad public education program for the islands. He is the author of several books on the region's history and culture, including The First Taint of Civilization, Strangers in Their Own Land, and The New Shape of Old Island Cultures. His articles and videos and other products of the Micronesian Seminar can be viewed on-line at the Micronesian Seminar website: www.micsem.org.