An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean
An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean

Author: Nigel Statham

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-12-30

Total Pages: 752

ISBN-13: 1000755223

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John Martin (1789-1869) was a London-based, Edinburgh-educated physician interested in anthropological matters. This is his only book. He was inspired to write it by a chance encounter with its subject, William Mariner (1791-1853) who spent four years (1806-1810) in Tonga, in the South Pacific, one of the earliest European residents at a time before European influence disturbance or modification society. Mariner, an extraordinarily mature and perceptive youth, became thoroughly imbued with Tongan language and culture as the adopted son of the most powerful chief in Tonga. Thanks to Martin’s intelligent engagement with Mariner resulted in a compelling narrative and a comprehensive account of Tongan society which became a classic. Often celebrated as an extraordinary real-life adventure story, it is a pioneering work of anthropology, and for 200 years it has been a primary and authoritative source for research into Tongan history and culture.

Church and State in Tonga
Church and State in Tonga

Author: Sione Latukefu

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Published: 2014-06-01

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1921902353

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First published in 1974, Church and State in Tonga is a classic study of the formative period of modern Tongan history. The years covered are from the re-establishment of the Wesleyan Methodist mission in the 1820s until the promulgation of the Tongan constitution in 1875. The missionaries assumed the role of political advisors, but by the 1850s the missionary monopoly was undermined and what author Sione Latukefu calls a "marriage of convenience" and an "alliance" began. The king became selective in the advice he accepted and took his own initiatives. Much of the book deals with the development of kingship and the emergence of written codes of law and the constitution. The book is dedicated to Queen Salote Tupou III who passed the traditions of the royal family to Latukefu, determined to impart her wealth of knowledge of the Tongan traditional past. Church and State in Tonga was the first substantial study by a Tongan of the history of the Tongan monarchy and government, a rich documentary study reinforced by knowledge of local language, customs, and traditions.

Marking Indigeneity
Marking Indigeneity

Author: Tēvita O. Kaʻili

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 0816530564

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L'éditeur indique : "This book explores how Tongan cultural practices conflict with and coexist within Hawaiian society."