Memories of War
Micronesians in the Pacific War
Seiten
2016
University of Hawai'i Press (Verlag)
978-0-8248-5903-9 (ISBN)
University of Hawai'i Press (Verlag)
978-0-8248-5903-9 (ISBN)
Micronesians often liken the Pacific War to a typhoon, one that swept away their former lives and brought dramatic changes to their understandings of the world and their places in it. Whether they spent the war in bomb shelters, in sweet potato fields under the guns of Japanese soldiers, or in their homes on atolls sheltered from the war, Micronesians who survived those years know that their peoples passed through a major historical transformation. Yet Pacific War histories scarcely mention the Islanders across whose lands and seas the fighting waged.
Memories of War sets out to the fill that historical gap by presenting the missing voices of Micronesians and by viewing those years from their perspectives. The focus is on Micronesian remembrances—the ritual commemorations, features of the landscape, stories, dances, and songs that keep their memories of the conflict alive. The inclusion of numerous and extensive interviews and songs is an important feature of this book, allowing Micronesians to speak for themselves about their experiences. In addition, they also reveal distinctively Micronesian cultural memories of war.
Memories of War preserves powerful and poignant memories for Micronesians; it also demonstrates to students of history and culture the extent to which cultural practices and values shape the remembrance of personal experience.
Memories of War sets out to the fill that historical gap by presenting the missing voices of Micronesians and by viewing those years from their perspectives. The focus is on Micronesian remembrances—the ritual commemorations, features of the landscape, stories, dances, and songs that keep their memories of the conflict alive. The inclusion of numerous and extensive interviews and songs is an important feature of this book, allowing Micronesians to speak for themselves about their experiences. In addition, they also reveal distinctively Micronesian cultural memories of war.
Memories of War preserves powerful and poignant memories for Micronesians; it also demonstrates to students of history and culture the extent to which cultural practices and values shape the remembrance of personal experience.
Suzanne Falgout is a Professor of Anthropology at University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu. Her research has focused on Micronesia, especially the island of Pohnpei, and has covered topics ranging from archaeology and oral traditions, indigenous epistemology, women, ethnohistory, and World War II from indigenous perspectives, to Micronesian diaspora to Hawai'i.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.05.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 21 illustrations, 4 maps |
| Verlagsort | Honolulu, HI |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 825 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8248-5903-0 / 0824859030 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8248-5903-9 / 9780824859039 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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