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Tongans / William Anderson [and fifty others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Anderson, William, author.
- Series:
- EHRAF world cultures.
- EHRAF world cultures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, Conn. : Human Relations Area Files, 2008.
- Summary:
- The collection about the Tonga consists of 111 documents, and covers the time span from 900 to 2004. Topics include early accounts of traditional Tongan ethnography, kinship, kava ceremonialism, rank and status, missionization in Tonga, demography, child care and socialization, gender relations, health and medicine, material culture, and myths, legends, and folktales. The Tongans primarily live on a group of islands (islands of Tonga, also known as the Friendly Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean. Tonga established its own constitutional monarchy in 1875 and became an independent country in 1970.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
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