Francis X. Hezel

Francis X. Hezel, S.J., is a Jesuit priest who has lived and worked in Micronesia for forty-five years. He founded and directed the Micronesian Seminar, a church-sponsored research institute that engaged in a broad public education program for the islands. He is the author of several books on the region’s history and culture, including The First Taint of Civilization, Strangers in Their Own Land, and The New Shape of Old Island Cultures. His articles and videos and other products of the Micronesian Seminar can be viewed on-line at the Micronesian Seminar website: www.micsem.org.
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Strangers in Their Own Land

A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands

University of Hawaii Press
  • Copyright year: 1995
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The New Shape of Old Island Cultures

A Half Century of Social Change in Micronesia

University of Hawaii Press
  • Copyright year: 2001
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The First Taint of Civilization

A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Pre-Colonial Days, 1521–1885

University of Hawaii Press
  • Copyright year: 1983
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Making Sense of Micronesia

The Logic of Pacific Island Culture

University of Hawaii Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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Summoning the Powers Beyond

Traditional Religions in Micronesia

University of Hawaii Press
  • Copyright year: 2011
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