Bisita Guam: Let Us Remember (Nihi Ta Hasso): Remembrances of the Occupation Years in World War II
by Ben Blaz
May 2009
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For the people of Guam, World War II divided their modern history into three distinct periods: ante de i guerra, durante i guerra, and despues de i guerra—before the war, during the war, and after the war. Ben Blaz was thirteen years old when the Japanese invaded, and Bisita Guam is his story.
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Plants of the Canoe People: An Ethnobotanical Voyage through Polynesia
by W. Arthur Whistler
May 2009
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This book is about the useful plants of the Pacific islanders, with special emphasis on plants used by Polynesians.
A total of ninety-six plants are included, listed in alphabetical order by scientific name, followed by a paragraph that includes Polynesian names and their origins and the English name if any. Range, habitat, uses of the plant, and a botanical description of the species are also included for each entry. |
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Talking Hawaii's Story: Oral Histories of an Island People
ed. by Michi Kodama-Nishimoto; Warren S. Nishimoto; Cynthia A. Oshiro
May 2009
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Talking Hawaii’s Story is the first major book in over a generation to present a rich sampling of the landmark work of Hawaii’s Center for Oral History. Twenty-nine extensive oral histories introduce readers to the sights and sounds of territorial Waikiki, to the feeling of community in Palama, in Kona, or on the island of Lanai, and even to the experience of a German national interned by the military government after Pearl Harbor. The result is a collection that preserves Hawaii’s social and cultural history through the narratives of the people who lived it—co-workers, neighbors, family members, and friends. |
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On Diary
by Philippe Lejeune
trans. by Kathy Durnin
May 2009
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On Diary is the second collection in English of the groundbreaking and profoundly influential work of one of the best-known and provocative theorists of autobiography and diary. Ranging from the diary’s historical origins to its pervasive presence on the Internet, from the spiritual journey of the sixteenth century to the diary of Anne Frank, and from the materials and methods of diary writing to the question of how diaries end, these essays display Philippe Lejeune’s expertise, eloquence, passion, and humor as a commentator on the functions, practices, and significance of keeping or reading a diary. |
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Japan to 1600: A Social and Economic History
by William Wayne Farris
May 2009
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Japan to 1600 surveys Japanese historical development from the first evidence of human habitation in the archipelago to the consolidation of political power under the Tokugawa shogunate at the beginning of the seventeenth century. It is unique among introductory texts for its focus on developments that impacted all social classes rather than the privileged and powerful few. |
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Kings of the Forest: The Cultural Resilience of Himalayan Hunter-Gatherers
by Jana Fortier
May 2009
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In today’s world hunter-gatherer societies struggle with seemingly insurmountable problems: deforestation and encroachment, language loss, political domination by surrounding communities. Will they manage to survive? This book is about one such society living in the monsoon rainforests of western Nepal: the Raute. Kings of the Forest explores how this elusive ethnic group, the last hunter-gatherers of the Himalayas, maintains its traditional way of life amidst increasing pressure to assimilate.
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After the Romance: Communities and Environmental Governance in the Philippines
ed. by Karin L. Gollin; James L.
Kho
May 2009
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A Nation Aborted: Rizal, American Hegemony, and Philippine Nationalism, Revised Edition
by Floro
Quibuyen
May 2009
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A Nation Aborted is about recovering a lost history and vision, an invitation to reread Rizal, rethink his project, and revision Philippine nationalism.
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The Philippines through European Lenses: Late 19th-Century Photographs from the Meerkamp van Embden Collection
by Otto van den
Muijzenberg
May 2009
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Selected Essays on Science and Technology for Securing a Better Philippines, Volume 1
ed. by Caesar A. Saloma; Eduardo A. Padlan; Gisela P.
Padilla-Concepcion
May 2009
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Sulod Society: A Study in the Kinship System and Social Organization of a Mountain People of Central Panay
by F. Landa
Jocano
May 2009
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This work offers a comprehensive description and analysis of the kinship system and social organization of the Sulod.
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Upon Our Own Ground: Filipino Short Stories in English, Volume 2 (1965-1972)
ed. by Gemino H.
Abad
May 2009
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Philippine Gay Culture: Binabae to Bakla, Silahis to MSM, Second Edition
by J. Neil C.
Garcia
May 2009
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This groundbreaking work provides a descriptive survey of popular and academic writings on and by Filipino male homosexuals as well as a genealogy of discourses and performativities of male homosexuality—and the bakla and/or gay identity that they effectively materialized—in urban Philippines from the 1960s to the present.
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Ultraviolins
by Khavn
De La Cruz
May 2009
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Revisiting Usig, Pasma, Kulam
by Michael T.
Tan
May 2009
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The author explains the social and cultural contexts of usig, pasma, kulam, and other folk illnesses in the Philippines.
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