The First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Pre-Colonial Days, 1521-1885

Hezel, Francis X.

ISBN 10: 0824808401 / ISBN 13: 9780824808402

Published by Center for Pacific Island Studies, 1983

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Pre-Colonial Days, 1521-1885
• Publisher: Center for Pacific Island Studies
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824808401
• ISBN 13: 9780824808402
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Honolulu 1983 1st University of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8248-0840-1.Hardcover. Octavo, 365pp., blue cloth. Near Fine, slight residue of price tag on front free blank, nop DJ.

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.