{"id":386323,"date":"2023-03-01T06:06:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=386323"},"modified":"2023-03-01T06:06:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:06:09","slug":"uog-faculty-contribute-to-cambridge-history-of-the-pacific-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-faculty-contribute-to-cambridge-history-of-the-pacific-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"UOG faculty contribute to \u2018Cambridge History of the Pacific Ocean\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left, Larry Raigetal, master navigator and UOG assistant professor of Island Wisdom; Dr. Anne Perez Hattori, UOG professor of History; Maria Schefter, post-doctoral researcher; Dr. Christopher Lobban, UOG emeritus professor of Biology; gather recently to announce the publication of The Cambridge History of the Pacific Ocean, a six-year project with Cambridge University Press. (UNIVERSITY OF GUAM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three University of Guam faculty members contributed to a two-volume publication released by the prestigious Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n

The Cambridge History of the Pacific Ocean represents a comprehensive survey of the history of the Pacific Ocean, an area making up around one-third of the Earth\u2019s surface, from initial human colonization to the present day. More than 80 authors contributed to the publication\u2019s 64 chapters in two volumes. Volume I explores the history of the Pacific Ocean pre-1800 and Volume II examines the period from 1800 to the present day.<\/p>\n

Dr. Anne Perez Hattori, a professor of History, CHamoru Studies, and Micronesian Studies at UOG, wrote Volume II\u2019s introduction and the series conclusion, \u201cChoppy Waters.\u201d She also served as a co-editor overseeing 16 chapters in Volume II.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith 64 chapters, we were challenged to identify the leading experts in each topic. I feel gratified that we were able to include two [more] contributors from UOG\u2014master navigator Larry Raigetal and emeritus professor [Dr.] Chris Lobban,\u201d said Hattori.<\/p>\n

Micronesian seafaring traditions featured<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raigetal, assistant professor of Island Wisdom in the CHamoru Studies program, and a master navigator from Lamotrek Atoll, in Yap, wrote a chapter on ancient seafaring traditions in Micronesia.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough there is a decent body of literature about seafaring, this is the first scholarly piece by an actual master navigator, making Raigetal\u2019s chapter truly historic. We were very honored when he accepted our invitation to contribute and are thrilled with his chapter,\u201d said Hattori.<\/p>\n

Lobban, an emeritus professor of Biology, wrote a chapter on island ecosystems and was assisted by Maria Schefter, a post-doctoral researcher. Hattori regards Lobban as a globally recognized authority on tropical Pacific environments.<\/p>\n

Six years in the making<\/strong><\/p>\n

The two volumes offer different ways of telling and viewing history through the Pacific\u2019s exceptionally diverse cultural traditions and over timespans that require multidisciplinary and multicultural collaborative perspectives.<\/p>\n

The project began six years ago when Professor Paul D\u2019Arcy of the Australian National University invited Hattori and a small group of Pacific historians to meet in New Zealand and conceptualize the ambitious multi-volume project.<\/p>\n

The process included pitching the product to Cambridge University Press, identifying and contacting some of the world\u2019s leading authorities on Pacific histories, and meeting deadlines affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe final product will stand in perpetuity and is certainly one of the highlights of my career,\u201d Hattori added.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Hattori at hattoria@triton.uog.edu.<\/p>\n

The two volumes are on Amazon.com<\/p>\n

The University of Cambridge\u2019s publication arm, Cambridge University Press is the world\u2019s oldest publishing house, created in 1534 by the English King Henry VIII. It has published works by eminent historical figures such as Isaac Newton, John Milton, and Stephen Hawking, and has published more than 170 works by Nobel Prize winners. (UOG)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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