Bøger om Mikronesien

¿ sollte von einer bewußt langsam wachsenden Zahl deutscher Neusiedler ¿ Vertretern möglichst verschiedener Berufsgruppen ¿ zunächst noch ausschließlich Tauschhandel getrieben werden, damit die Insulaner sich dank einer so angebotenen Vielfalt von Kontakten ihre Partner selber aussuchen und das Tempo ihrer ¿Zivilisierung¿ in Grenzen mitbestimmen konnten ¿Auf seinen frühen Handelsfahrten durch die Südsee und in Auseinandersetzung mit seinem mächtigen politischen Gegner, dem Berliner Bankier Adolph von Hansemann, entwarf der Kaufmann Eduard Hernsheim ein alternatives Kolonialprogramm für die Südsee. Im Mittelpunkt von Hernsheims Vision standen eine Begegnung mit den Inselbewohnern auf Augenhöhe und eine schonende Modernisierung ihrer Lebenswelt. Jakob Anderhandt wurde 1967 in Bonn geboren und lebt als freier Schriftsteller im Großraum Sydney (Australien). Während seiner ersten Weltreise als Überarbeiter auf einem Frachtschiff der Hamburg Südamerikanischen Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft passierte er auch mehrere Südsee-Inseln. Anderhandts Biographie über den Südseekaufmann Eduard Hernsheim fand in allen einschlägigen Fachzeitschriften positive Resonanz und gilt als Standardwerk.Die Südsee-Bibliothek erzählt wissenschaftlich fundiert vom deutschen Einfluss in Ozeanien ab etwa 1850. Historisch interessierten Lesern bietet sie einen lebendigen Einstieg in das Thema, Akademikern eine solide Material- und Arbeitsgrundlage. Wichtigster Grundsatz der Schriftenreihe ist ihre Treue zu den Quellen.

Featuring evocative artwork plates and carefully selected photographs, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops who contested the islands of Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok during 1943-44. On November 20, 1943, amphibious vehicles carrying Marines of the 2d Marine Division reached the shores of Betio Island in the Tarawa Atoll, defended by a determined Japanese garrison that would fight to the last man. This began a test by combat of over two decades of US studies, analyses, and planning for capturing and defending naval bases in Micronesia. The Tarawa assault was followed in February 1944 by the rapid capture of the Kwajalein and Eniwetok atolls in the Marshall Islands. In these battles US Marines fought a mix of Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army ground units. All but a handful of the defenders, whether they were organized ground combat troops or infantry improvised from aviators and service troops, were determined to die for the Emperor while killing as many of the enemy as possible. In this study, Gregg Adams shows how the US Marine Corps and US Navy drew upon these pivotal actions to improve their tactics, organization, and equipment for the next round of amphibious operations. He also explains how their Japanese opponents - realizing that isolated island garrisons were doomed to destruction or isolation if the Imperial Japanese Navy could not defeat the US Navy at sea - moved from seeking to repel an invasion to one inflicting maximum American casualties through prolonged defensive fighting.

'A powerful, beautiful book. Its fierce love - of the land, the ocean, the elders and the ancestors - warms the heart and moves the spirit.' - Alice Walker, author of The Color PurplePart memoir, part manifesto, Chamorro climate activist Julian Aguon's No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies is a coming-of-age story and a call for justice-for everyone, but in particular, for Indigenous peoples.Aguon beautifully weaves together stories from his childhood in the villages of Guam with searing political commentary about matters ranging from nuclear weapons to global warming. Bearing witness and reckoning with the challenges of truth-telling in an era of rampant obfuscation, he culls from his own life experiences to illuminate a collective path out of the darkness.A powerful and bold new voice writing at the intersection of Indigenous rights and environmental justice, Aguon is entrenched in the struggles of the people of the Pacific who are fighting to liberate themselves from colonial rule, defend their sacred sites and obtain justice for generations of harm.In No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies, Aguon shares his wisdom and reflections on love, grief, joy and triumph, and extends an offer to join him in a hard-earned hope for a better world.

En 1651, Robinson Crusoé quitte York, en Angleterre, contre la volonté de ses parents qui voulaient qu'il devienne avocat, pour naviguer. Le navire est abordé par des pirates de Salé et Crusoé devient l'esclave d'un Maure. Il parvient à s'échapper sur un bateau portugais qui passe au large de la côte ouest de l'Afrique. En 1659, alors qu'il a vingt-huit ans, il se joint à une expédition partie à la recherche d'esclaves africains, mais à la suite d'une tempête il est naufragé sur une île à l'embouchure de l'Orénoque au Venezuela. Il fait la découverte d'une grotte et se construit une habitation. Il chasse et cultive le blé. Il apprend à fabriquer de la poterie et élève des chèvres. Il lit la Bible et rien ne lui manque, si ce n'est la compagnie des hommes.

"The Last Turtle Party" is a tale for children about Mau who travels in a canoe with his father to the neighboring island to participate in the annual turtle party. Mau is nine years old and lives on the outer islands in State of Yap in Micronesia. He belongs to an island people, which lives on some of the smallest and most isolated islands in the Pacific. This edition is a black and white edition. The book is an updated edition of the original Danish version of the book published in 1994 by Borgen Publishing, Copenhagen/Denmark supported by the Danish Beckett-Fund. Published by Remote Frontlines 2018. 48 pages. Size 21x21 cm. 60 black and white photos. Read more about the outer islands in State of Yap / Micronesia in this book by the same author: FAR ISLANDS - A Documentary Account in Black and White of FAR Islands in Micronesia Over 30 Years

"The Last Turtle Party" is a tale for children about Mau who travels in a canoe with his father to the neighboring island to participate in the annual turtle party. Mau is nine years old and lives on the outer islands in State of Yap in Micronesia. He belongs to an island people, which lives on some of the smallest and most isolated islands in the Pacific. The book is an updated color photo edition of the original Danish version of the book published in 1994 by Borgen Publishing, Copenhagen/Denmark supported by the Danish Beckett-Fund. Published by Remote Frontlines 2018. 48 pages. Size 21x21 cm. 60 color photos.

"Fjerne øer" er en fotodokumentarisk beretning fra nogle af de mindste og mest isolerede øer i Stillehavet, hvor der endnu lever oprindelige folk. Efter tre årtiers fravær vendte den danske forfatter og fotograf Peter Bang tilbage til de ydre øer i lilleputstaten Yap i Mikronesien, hvor han boede på FAR Islands hos Uwapei stammen, der lever på den yderste kant "on the frontline of climate change". Bogen kan læses af alle og er også egnet som inspiration og oplæg til bl.a. undervisning og temaarbejde om klimaforandringer og global opvarmning. Udover den skrevne beretning indeholder bogen 156 farvefotos. Bogen er udarbejdet på grundlag af den engelske udgave, der er udgivet i 2018 af Remote Frontlines under titlen "FAR ISLANDS - A Photographer´s Eyewitness Account of FAR Islands in Micronesia Over 30 Years" by Peter Bang.

"Far Islands" is a photo documentary account of some of the world´s most isolated tropical islands and the people who live there. After three decades of absence the author and photographer Peter Bang returned to the outer islands in State of Yap. Here he revisited the tiny Micronesian paradise islands of his youth, which are now disappearing due to rising sea levels caused by climate change. Note: This edition is published in black & white with over 150 photos on the basis of the color edition of the book ``FAR ISLANDS - A Photographer´s Eyewitness Account of FAR Islands in Micronesia Over 30 Years´`` by Peter Bang / published 2018 by Remote Frontlines.

"Far Islands" is a photo documentary account of some of the world´s most isolated tropical islands and the people who live there.After three decades of absence the author and photographer Peter Bang returned to the outer islands in State of Yap. Here he revisited the tiny Micronesian paradise islands of his youth, which are now disappearing due to rising sea levels caused by climate change.

Mau er ni år og bor på en koral-atol i lilleputstaten Yap i Mikronesien. Han tilhører et ø-folk, som lever på nogle af de mindste og mest isolerede øer i Stillehavet. "Den sidste skildpaddefest" fortæller om Mau, der sammen med sin far rejser i udriggerkano til naboøen for at deltage i den årlige skildpaddefest.