Historical Dictionary of Guam and Micronesia

Dirk Anthony Ballendorf,William L. Wuerch

ISBN 10: 0810828588 / ISBN 13: 9780810828582

Published by Scarecrow Press, Lanham, 1994

About this Item

8vo pp.172, remainder mark on the base of the book. Seller Inventory # 253008

Bibliographic Details

Title: Historical Dictionary of Guam and Micronesia

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Lanham

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very good

Dust Jacket Condition: No dustjacket

Book Type: book

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Synopsis:

The book, in dictionary form, provides basic reference material on Micronesia, a region encompassing a vast area of the tropical western Pacific Ocean. Micronesia, from the Greek mikros (small), and nesos (island), is one of the three major geographical regions of the Pacific, or Oceania. It includes the Mariana, Caroline, Marshall, and Gilbert islands and the island nation of Nauru. In all there are 2,106 islands, Guam being the largest and most populous. Intended for interested general readers as well as scholars, the book covers the history, culture, society, geography, and economy of the region, and includes information on prominent individuals, events, and institutions. It is the first book of its type on Micronesia. With maps, tables, and an extensive bibliography.

About the Author:

William L.Wuerch is Manuscripts Librarian at the University of Guam's Micronesian Area Research Center. He is formerly the Chairman, Library Sciences Department, University of Guam, and also Guam's Assistant Territorial Librarian. He co-authored Micronesia 1975-1987: A Social Science Bibliography (Greenwood, 1989). Dirk Anthony Ballendorf is Professor of Micronesian Studies at the University of Guam's Micronesian Area Research Center where he has taught Pacific and Micronesian history and politics for the past sixteen years. He is co-author of Die Karolinen-Inseln in Deutscher Zeit, and was the winner of the 1991 Heinl Memorial Award in Marine Corps History.