First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall

Pacific Islands Monograph Series

by Francis X. Hezel S.J.

“Hezel writes clearly and with erudition and commands an impressive body of information. His book is a tour de force.... Not only will it be read eagerly by Pacific scholars, but it should find a wide audience among well-educated Micronesians hungry for greater understanding of how their islands have become ensnared in world geopolitics.” ―Ethnohistory

Genres: History

384 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1983

Reviews

[AskHistorians]

Together with Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands, these two texts represent the only major survey history of the former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands: the present-day Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of the Marshall Islands. The first volume covers the pre-colonial era, and the second volume covers the region's colonization by Spain, Germany, Japan, and the United States.

[Andrew]

Review at http://znovels.blogspot.com/2011/04/f...