[PDF] Place Names Of Pohnpei Island eBook

Author : Tom Panholzer
Publisher : Bess Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 16,2 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9781573061667

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A wealth of information on the place names of Pohnpei. Useful to readers interested in ancient Pohnpei lore as well as contemporary sites.

Author : Thomas Glade
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 50,23 MB
Release : 2006-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470012641

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With the increasing need to take an holistic view of landslide hazard and risk, this book overviews the concept of risk research and addresses the sociological and psychological issues resulting from landslides. Its integrated approach offers understanding and ability for concerned organisations, landowners, land managers, insurance companies and researchers to develop risk management solutions. Global case studies illustrate a variety of integrated approaches, and a concluding section provides specifications and contexts for the next generation of process models.

Author : David L. Hanlon
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 49,56 MB
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0824883918

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Upon a Stone Altar tells the history of a remarkable people who inhabit the island of Pohnpei in the Eastern Caroline Islands of Micronesia. Since the beginnings of intensive foreign contact, Pohnpei has endured numerous disruptive conflicts as well as attempts at colonial domination. Pohnpeians creatively adapted to change and today live successfully in a modern world not totally of their own making. Hanlon uses the vast body of oral tradition to relate the early history of Pohnpei, including the story of the building of a huge complex of artificial stone islets, Nan Madol.

Author : Michael J. Balick
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 19,14 MB
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0824837495

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Ethnobotany of Pohnpei examines the relationship between plants, people, and traditional culture on Pohnpei, one of the four island members of the Federated States of Micronesia. Traditional culture is still very strong on Pohnpei and is biodiversity-dependent, relying on both its pristine habitats and managed landscapes; native and introduced plants and animals; and extraordinary marine life. This book is the result of a decade of research by a team of local people and international specialists carried out under the direction of the Mwoalen Wahu Ileilehn Pohnpei (Pohnpei Council of Traditional Leaders). It discusses the uses of the native and introduced plant species that have sustained human life on the island and its outlying atolls for generations, including Piper methysticum (locally known as sakau and recognized throughout the Pacific as kava), which is essential in defining cultural identity for Pohnpeians. The work also focuses on ethnomedicine, the traditional medical system used to address health conditions, and its associated beliefs. Pohnpei, and indeed the Micronesian region, is one of the world’s great centers of botanical endemism: it is home to many plant species found nowhere else on earth. The ultimate goal of this volume is to give readers a sense of the traditional ethnobotanical knowledge that still exists in the area, to make them aware of its vulnerability to modernization, and to encourage local people to respect this ancient knowledge and keep such practices alive. It presents the findings of the most comprehensive ethnobotanical study undertaken to date in this part of Micronesia and sets a new standard for transdisciplinary research and collaboration.

Author : David L. Hanlon
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 39,16 MB
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824811242

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The author lived on the island for seven years and in this monograph combines his direct experience with his scholarly training (in history) to present an insightful mixture of cultural anthropology, archaeology, oral traditions, and archival history. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).