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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/802103163 Title: Making sense of Micronesia : the logic of Pacific island culture Author: Francis X Hezel Publisher: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013] ISBN/ISSN: 9780824836610 0824836618 OCLC:802103163

  
  

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Making sense of Micronesia : the logic of Pacific island culture

Author:	Francis X Hezel
Publisher:	Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013]
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	This is a collection of essays based on the experiences of the author's 40 years in Micronesia. Why are islanders so lavishly generous with food and material possessions but so guarded with information? Why do these people, unfailingly polite for the most part, laugh openly when others embarrass themselves? What does a smile mean to an islander? What might a sudden lapse into silence signify? Making Sense of Micronesia is intended for westerners who find themselves in contact with Micronesians - as teachers, social workers, health-care providers, or simply as friends - and are puzzled by their island ways. It is for anyone struggling to make sense of cultural exchanges they don't quite understand. The author focuses on: the importance of the social map; the tension between the individual and social identity; the ways in which wealth and knowledge are used; the huge importance of respect; emotional expression and its restraints; island ways of handling both conflict and intimacy; and the real but indirect power of women.--From book jacket.  Read more...
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Subjects	Micronesia -- Social life and customs. Micronesia -- Civilization. Civilization. View all subjects
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