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Memories of war : Micronesians in the Pacific War

Title
Memories of war : Micronesians in the Pacific War / Suzanne Falgout, Lin Poyer, Laurence M. Carucci.
Author
Falgout, Suzanne.
Publication
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Poyer, Lin, 1953-
  • Carucci, Laurence Marshall, 1949-
Description
x, 275 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
Subject
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Micronesia (Federated States)
  • Memory > Social aspects > Micronesia (Federated States)
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Micronesian
  • Oral history
  • Micronesia (Federated States) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-265) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- pt. 1. Backgrounds. "Micronesia" -- Cultural memories and the Pacific War -- pt. 2. Micronesian understandings of the Pacific War. The meaning of war -- The shock of war -- Hardship and suffering -- Combat experiences -- pt. 3. Micronesian vantage points. "It was not our war" -- The typhoon of war -- Questions of loyalty -- Micronesian responses to wartime pressures -- pt. 4. Cultural themes in Micronesian wartime narratives. Some Micronesian preoccupations -- Greetings and farewells -- pt. 5. Conclusions. Wartime memories in the modern world -- "The great airplane" -- Appendix : List of participants in oral history interviews.
Call Number
JFE 08-7170
ISBN
  • 9780824831301 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0824831306 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007022048
OCLC
137305850
Author
Falgout, Suzanne.
Title
Memories of war : Micronesians in the Pacific War / Suzanne Falgout, Lin Poyer, Laurence M. Carucci.
Imprint
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-265) and index.
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Added Author
Poyer, Lin, 1953-
Carucci, Laurence Marshall, 1949-
Research Call Number
JFE 08-7170
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