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Memories of war :

(Number (ISBN

0824863585

(Number (ISBN

1435666585

(Number (ISBN

9780824863586

(Number (ISBN

9781435666580

Erroneous ISBN

0824831306

Erroneous ISBN

9780824831301

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b782954

Title Proper

Memories of war :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

Micronesians in the Pacific War /

First Statement of Responsibility

Suzanne Falgout, Lin Poyer, Laurence M. Carucci.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Honolulu :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Hawai'i Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (x, 275 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-265) and index.

Text of Note

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.

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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.

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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

Title

Memories of war.

International Standard Book Number

0824831306

Memory-- Social aspects-- Micronesia (Federated States)

Oral history.

World War, 1939-1945-- Social aspects-- Micronesia (Federated States)

World War, 1939-1945, Personal narratives, Micronesian.

HISTORY-- Military-- World War II.

Memory-- Social aspects

Oral history

Social aspects

Micronesia (Federated States), History.

Micronesia (Federated States)

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7

HIS-- 027100

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Edition

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Book number

Falgout, Suzanne

Carucci, Laurence Marshall,1949-

Poyer, Lin,1953-

Date of Transaction

20201206212450.0

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[Book]

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