Chamorro Legends on the Island of Guam

Chamorro Legends on the Island of Guam
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Publisher : Richard Flores Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0980033128
ISBN-13 : 9780980033120
Rating : 4/5 (120 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Chamorro Legends on the Island of Guam by : Mavis Warner Van Peenen

Download or read book Chamorro Legends on the Island of Guam written by Mavis Warner Van Peenen and published by Richard Flores Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Van Peenen's little book is one of the few records of Chamorro oral tradition and is therefore an invaluable source for cultural memory as well as the study of how Chamorro identity changed from centuries of cultural submergence, and clearly bears the marks of cultural domination. . . . Despite her politically incorrect diversions, Van Peenen has done a great service for Chamorro culture and identity." --from the Introduction by John A. Peterson Text in English and Spanish


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