Making Sense Of Micronesia
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Making Sense Of Micronesia
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Author : Francis X. Hezel
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2013-04-30
Making Sense Of Micronesia written by Francis X. Hezel and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-30 with Social Science categories.
Why are islanders so lavishly generous with food and material possessions but so guarded with information? Why do these people, unfailingly polite for the most part, laugh openly when others embarrass themselves? What does a smile mean to an islander? What might a sudden lapse into silence signify? These questions are common in encounters with an unfamiliar Pacific Island culture. Making Sense of Micronesia is intended for westerners who find themselves in contact with Micronesians—as teachers, social workers, health-care providers, or simply as friends—and are puzzled by their island ways. It is for anyone struggling to make sense of cultural exchanges they don’t quite understand. The author focuses on the guts of island culture: the importance of the social map, the tension between the individual and social identity, the ways in which wealth and knowledge are used, the huge importance of respect, emotional expression and its restraints, island ways of handling both conflict and intimacy, the real but indirect power of women. Far from a theoretical exposition, the book begins and ends with the real-life behavior of islanders. Each section of every chapter is introduced by a vignette that illustrates the theme discussed. The book attempts to explain island behavior, as curious as it may seem to outsiders at times, against the over-riding pattern of values and attitudes that have always guided island life. Even as the author maps the cultural terrain of Micronesia, he identifies those areas where island logic and the demands of the modern world conflict: the “dilemmas of development.” In some cases, changes are being made; in others, the very features of island culture that were highly functional in the past may remain so even today. Overall, he advocates restraint—in our judgments on island practices, in our assumption that many of these are dysfunctional, and in leading the charge for “development” before understanding the broader context of the culture we are trying to convert.
Strangers In Their Own Land
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Author : Francis X. Hezel
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1995
Strangers In Their Own Land written by Francis X. Hezel and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
In the short space of a single lifetime, from 1886 to 1945, four colonial regimes planted their flags in the area. Each of these regimes came with differing capabilities, languages, customs and notions of mission. Hezel has written an authoritative and engaging narrative of this succession of colonial regimes, drawing upon a broad range of published and archival sources as well as his own considerable knowledge of the region.
Remaking Micronesia
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Author : David L. Hanlon
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1998-03-01
Remaking Micronesia written by David L. Hanlon and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-03-01 with History categories.
America's efforts at economic development in the Caroline, Mariana, and Marshall Islands proved to be about transforming in dramatic fashion people who occupied real estate deemed vital to American strategic concerns. Called "Micronesians," these island people were regarded as other, and their otherness came to be seen as incompatible with American interests. And so, underneath the liberal rhetoric that surrounded arguments, proposals, and programs for economic development was a deeper purpose. America's domination would be sustained by the remaking of these islands into places that had the look, feel, sound, speed, smell, and taste of America - had the many and varied plans actually succeeded. However, the gap between intent and effect holds a rich and deeply entangled history. Remaking Micronesia stands as an important, imaginative, much needed contribution to the study of Micronesia, American policy in the Pacific, and the larger debate about development. It will be an important source of insight and critique for scholars and students working at the intersection of history, culture, and power in the Pacific.
Nan Y
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Author : Mark R. Peattie
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1988
Nan Y written by Mark R. Peattie and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
"Japan's influence was pervasive and well orchestrated; the Japanese had clear objectives in mind. Micronesians were to be absorbed into the Japanese empire, and eventually Japanese and other Asians would come to outnumber Islanders in their own homeland by a ratio of two to one. While his focus is upon the Japanese, Peattie helps us to understand much of Micronesia's history and why things are the way they are today" --from the Editor's Note.
The First Taint Of Civilization
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Author : Francis X. Hezel
language : en
Publisher: Pacific Islands Studies Program
Release Date : 1983
The First Taint Of Civilization written by Francis X. Hezel and has been published by Pacific Islands Studies Program this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with History categories.
Making Sense Of Monuments
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Author : Michael J. Kolb
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-11-06
Making Sense Of Monuments written by Michael J. Kolb and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-06 with Social Science categories.
Stonehenge, Machu Picchu, Confederate statues, Egyptian pyramids, and medieval cathedrals: these are some of the places that are the subject of Making Sense of Monuments, an analysis of how the built environment molds human experiences and perceptions via bodily comparison. Drawing from recent research in cognitive neuroscience, psychology, and semiotics, Michael J. Kolb explores the mechanics of the mind, the material world, and the spatialization process of monumental architecture. Three distinct spatial-cognitive metaphors—time, movement, and scale—comprise strands of knowledge that when interwoven create embodied contours of meaning of how human interact with monumental spaces. Comprehensive, lucidly written, and thoroughly illustrated, Making Sense of Monuments is a vibrant, extraordinary journey of the monuments we have constructed and inhabited.
Foreign Assistance And Related Agencies Appropriations For 1969
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Agencies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Foreign Assistance And Related Agencies Appropriations For 1969 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Agencies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Economic assistance, American categories.
Foreign Assistance And Related Agencies Appropriations For 1969
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Foreign Assistance And Related Agencies Appropriations For 1969 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Economic assistance, American categories.
Foreign Assistance And Related Agencies Appropriations For 1969
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Agencies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Foreign Assistance And Related Agencies Appropriations For 1969 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Agencies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Economic assistance, American categories.
The Archaeology Of Micronesia
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Author : Paul Rainbird
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2004-06-03
The Archaeology Of Micronesia written by Paul Rainbird and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-03 with History categories.
This is the first book-length archaeological study of Micronesia, an island group in the Western Pacific Ocean. Drawing on a wide range of archaeological, anthropological and historical sources, the author surveys the development of these islands, beginning with the earliest process of human colonisation, and places this within the broader context of Pacific Island studies. Addressing contemporary debates around processes of colonisation, social organisation, environmental change and the interpretation of material culture, this book will be essential reading for any scholar with an interest in the archaeology of the Pacific.