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1 online resource (xvii, 294 pages) : illustrations. |
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Pacific series |
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Pacific series.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Writing Micronesian History -- 2. Pre-Colonial Society and Identity -- 3. Responding to Colonisation -- 4. Negotiating Independence -- 5. The Constitution and Post-Colonial Identity -- 6. Engaging with China and the US -- 7. Managing Climate Change -- 8. Contemporary Challenges. |
| Summary |
This study addresses the neglected history of the people of the Federated States of Micronesia's (FSM) engagement with the outside world. Situated in the northwest Pacific, FSM's strategic location has led to four colonial rulers. Histories of FSM to date have been largely written by sympathetic outsiders. Indigenous perspectives of FSM history have been largely absent from the main corpus of historical literature. A new generation of Micronesian scholars are starting to write their own history from Micronesian perspectives and using Micronesian forms of history. This book argues that Micronesians have been dealing successfully with the outside world throughout the colonial era in ways colonial authorities were often unaware of. This argument is sustained by examination of oral histories, secondary sources, interviews, field research and the personal experience of a person raised in the Mortlock Islands of Chuuk State. It reconstructs how Micronesian internal processes for social stability and mutual support endured, rather than succumbing to the different waves of colonisation. This study argues that colonisation did not destroy Micronesian cultures and identities, but that Micronesians recontextualised the changing conditions to suit their own circumstances. Their success rested on the indigenous doctrines of adaptation, assimilation and accommodation deeply rooted in the kinship doctrine of eaea fengen (sharing) and alilis fengen (assisting each other). These values pervade the Constitution of the FSM, which formally defines the modern identity of its indigenous peoples, reasserting and perpetuating Micronesian values and future continuity. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-294) and index. |
| Note |
Unless stated otherwise, the author retains copyright to their work while ANU Press retains exclusive worldwide rights for the distribution of the book. From 2018, the majority of ANU Press titles are published under a Creative Commons licence (CC BY-NC-ND; creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which broadens the ways in which works can be used and distributed. Please refer to the copyright page of each book for more information on a specific title's copyright licensing. |
| Terms Of Use |
Licensed under Creative Commons. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 AU-CaNED |
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National edeposit: Available online Unrestricted online access. star AU-CaNED |
| Subject |
Micronesia (Federated States) -- Foreign relations.
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Micronesia (Federated States) -- Economic conditions.
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Micronesia (Federated States) -- Social conditions.
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Diplomatic relations
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Economic history
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Social conditions
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Micronesia (Federated States) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhCM4XTc4VbWxwXfWMF8C
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Australian National University Press.
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| In: |
Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
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OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) OAPEN |
| Other Form: |
Print version: The Federated States of Micronesia's engagement with the outside world : control, self-preservation and continuity. Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU Press, 2021 9781760464653 |
| ISBN |
9781760464646 electronic book |
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1760464643 electronic book |
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9781760464653 electronic book |
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1760464651 electronic book |
| Standard No. |
AUNED 000069929926 |
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AU@ 000070278625 |
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