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Persistence of the Gift : Tongan Tradition in Transnational Context /
Tonga, the South Pacific island kingdom located east of Fiji and south of Samoa, is one of the world's few remaining constitutional monarchies. Although Tonga has long been linked to the world system through markets and political relationships, in the last few decades emerging regional and glob...
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Waterloo, Ont. :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
2009
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction- Recentring the Periphery
- Economic Development in Polynesia
- Social Structure and Organization during the Contact and Early Post-Contact Period
- European Contact and the Transformation of the Traditional Polity
- Contemporary Social Organization among Village Commoners
- The Island Economy
- Gift Exchange and Ceremony
- Conclusion- By Their Actions Ye Shall Know Them
- Appendix One: A Comparison of the Population and Demography of Ha'ano Island and the Kingdom of Tonga As a Whole
- Appendix Two: Glossary of Tongan Terms
- Appendix Three: Configuration of Households- Pila and Leti.