First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall - Softcover

Hezel S.J., Francis X.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824816439 ISBN 13: 9780824816438

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, 2000

Synopsis

“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

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

"Hezel writes clearly and with erudition and commands an impressive body of information. His book is a tour de force...." -- Ethnohistory

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0824816439
• ISBN 13: 9780824816438
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384