Background
Hezel, Francis Xavier was born on January 29, 1939 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Son of Francis Xavier Hezel and Patricia Mary Kolb. arrived in Micronesia, 1963.
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Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands Hardcover - August, 1995
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By Francis X. Hezel - Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands
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New Shape of Old Island Cultures: A Half Century of Social Change in Micronesia
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The years since World War II have brought unprecedented social change to Micronesia. Now, drawing on over four decades of experience living and working in the region, the author assess the most striking changes to have swept over the islands since the 1950s. His careful and comprehensive reading of Micronesian anthropology and history allows him to present insights into patterns of change touching the lives of not only Micronesians but people in other parts of the Pacific as well. The broad range of topics covered include family structure, land, gender roles, cultural treatment of life events (birth, marriage, death), sexuality, political authority, and demography and migration. Hezel argues that the primary engine of social change in Micronesia has been the dramatic shift from subsistence fishing and gardening to salaried employment in a cash economy. He makes the case that this fundamental change has fragmented the extended family, changed the way land is viewed, revolutionized gender roles, and paved the way for an ethics of individualism.
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Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands (Pacific Islands Monograph Ser. 13) Paperback - October 1, 2003
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First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall
(Book by Hezel, Francis X.)
Book by Hezel, Francis X.
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Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands (Pacific Islands Monographs Series)
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"Hezel has written an authoritative and engaging narrative of a succession of colonial regimes, drawing upon a broad range of published and archival sources as well as his own considerable knowledge of the region. This is a ‘conventional’ history, and a very good one, focused mostly on political and economic developments. Hezel demonstrates a fine understanding of the complicated relations between administrators, missionaries, traders, chiefs and commoners, in a wide range of social and historical settings." ―Pacific Affairs "The tale of Strangers in Their Own Land is one of interplay between four sequential colonial regimes (Spain Germany, Japan, and the United States) and the diverse island cultures they governed. It is also a tale of relationships among islands whose inhabitants did not always see eye-to-eye and among individuals who fought private and public battles in those islands. Hezel conveys both the unity of purpose exerted by a colonial government and the subversion of that purpose by administrators, teachers, islands, and visitors.... The history is thoroughly supported by archival materials, first-person testimonies, and secondary sources. Hezel acknowledges the power of the visual when he ends his book by describing the distinctive flags that now replace Spanish, German, Japanese, and American symbols of rule. the scene epitomizes a theme of the book: global political and economic forces, whether colonial or post-colonial, cannot erode the distinctiveness each island claims."―American Historical Review
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- The First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands
- First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall by Francis X Hezel (2000-03-03)
- The First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Pre-Colonial Days, 1521-1885 (Pacific islands monograph series) (“Hezel writes clearly and with erudition and commands an ...)
- First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall by Francis X Hezel (2000-03-02)
- Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands (Pacific Islands Monograph Ser. 13) by Francis X. Hezel (2003-10-01)
Francis Xavier Hezel
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Francis Xavier Hezel, American Clergy member, educator. Avocations: basketball, tennis, writing.
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Francis Xavier Hezel
Micronesian Seminar
PO Box 160
Pohnpei, FM 96941-0160 M C. Member Chuuk State Board Education, 1987-1990, Committee Primary Health Care, Chuuk, 1987-1988, Pohnpei (Micronesia) Economics Council, since 1996. Member Pacific Islands Association Library. Archives, Association Social Anthropologists Oceania.
Education
Bachelor, Fordham University, New York City, 1962; Master of Arts, Fordham University, 1963; HHD (honorary), Fordham University, 1994; Master of Divinity, Woodstock (Maryland.) College, Maryland., 1969; MST, Woodstock College, 1970; HHD (honorary), University Guam, 1986; HHD (honorary), Fordham University, 1995.
Career
Teacher, Xavier H.S., Chuuk, Micronsia, 1963-1966, 69-73;
principal, Xavier H.S., Chuuk, 1973-1975;
director, Xavier H.S., Chuuk, 1976-1982;
director, Micronesian Seminar, since 1972. Regional superior Jesuits of Micronesia, 1992-1998. Director Medical Graduate Support Program, Micronesia, since 1996.
Member committee evaluate health services in Pacific Institute Medicine, Washington, 1996-1997. Associate Micronesia Area Research Center.
Achievements
Works
book
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Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands (Pacific Islands Monographs Series)
( "Hezel has written an authoritative and engaging narrat...)
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The First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Pre-Colonial Days, 1521-1885 (Pacific islands monograph series)
(“Hezel writes clearly and with erudition and commands an ...)
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New Shape of Old Island Cultures: A Half Century of Social Change in Micronesia
(The years since World War II have brought unprecedented s...)
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First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall
(Book by Hezel, Francis X.)
- The First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands
- Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands Hardcover - August, 1995
- By Francis X. Hezel - Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands
- First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall by Francis X Hezel (2000-03-03)
- Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands (Pacific Islands Monograph Ser. 13) Paperback - October 1, 2003
- First Taint of Civilization: A History of the Caroline and Marshall by Francis X Hezel (2000-03-02)
- Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands (Pacific Islands Monograph Ser. 13) by Francis X. Hezel (2003-10-01)
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Strangers in Their Own Land: A Century of Colonial Rule in the Caroline and Marshall Islands (Pacific Islands Monographs Series)
Membership
Member Chuuk State Board Education, 1987-1990, Committee Primary Health Care, Chuuk, 1987-1988, Pohnpei (Micronesia) Economics Council, since 1996. Member Pacific Islands Association Library. Archives, Association Social Anthropologists Oceania.
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Roman Catholic
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1963 - 1966
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1973 - 1975