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Micronesian Histories An Analytical Bibliography and Guide to Interpretations
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Nicholas J. Goetzfridt, Karen M. Peacock
Book Code: AMSTMC
ISBN: 0-313-29103-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29103-6
368 pages, maps
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/28/2002
List Price: $98.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Bibliographies and Indexes in World History
Series Number: 54
  • Endorsement From Robert C. Kiste
    Director
    Center for Pacific Island Studies
    University of Hawai'i:     Micronesian Histories is an essential reference work for researchers and students interested in the Caroline and Marshall Islands. A concise guide to the work of over 300 scholars, the volume is comprehensive, well written and well organized. The scholarship is impeccable, and the book is a significant contribution to Pacific Islands studies.
  • Endorsement From David Hanlon
    Professor of History
    University of Hawai'i at Manoa:     Goetzfridt and Peacock, two of the Pacific's premier bibliographers, have produced an eminently accessible, remarkably thorough, and impressively annotated guide to the written sources on Micronesia's past. There is no other bibliography quite like it. Anyone interested in Micronesian or Pacific histories will find this work wonderfully helpful.
  • Endorsement From Anne Perez Hattori
    Assistant Professor, Pacific History
    University of Guam:     Micronesian Histories establishes Goetzfridt and Peacock as the world's preeminent curators of Micronesian library collections. Their impressive, erudite volume will quickly become an indispensable research tool across the disciplines for persons studying the Federal States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau. Indeed, there exists no other bibliographic publication which so exhaustively unites the major writings by both indigenous and non-indigenous writers of Micronesia. Aside from the sheer exhaustiveness of this work, their scholarly annotations intelligently and faithfully synthesize each text's key themes, providing users with an invaluable resource.
Description: Traditionally, the "history" of Micronesia has been dominated by outside European interpretations and standards. More recently, both European and indigenous historians have begun to examine historical interpretations from the perspectives, values, and actions of Micronesians themselves, thereby rendering contextually richer and more realistic interpretations of the past. A core title for individuals interested in Pacific history and historiography, this bibliography provides a critical summary and analysis of the scholarship on Micronesian history, as it has been constructed through both standardized European approaches and the more recent integration of indigenous viewpoints. Beginning with introductions which review the issues of Micronesian historiography and Pacific historiography in general, this book challenges current thinking and perceptions of bibliography as it relates to the Pacific. As suggested by the plural "histories" in the title, the approaches to Pacific history are multifaceted. Focusing on scholarly works that are intentionally historical in nature, the authors provide readers with an opportunity to explore the specifics of Micronesian histories as they have evolved through four separate European periods of governance.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Marshall Islands
  • Palau
  • Name Index
  • Geographic Index
  • Subject Index
LC Card Number: 2001033996
LCC Class: Z4501
Dewey Class: 016
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