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"An interesting and extremely useful volume. . . . Ferdon provides the reader with an easy-to-read and effective overview into the Tongan Islands for the years under discussion. . . . A must for any serious Pacific student and should be in every library."—American Anthropologist

"It is a wide-ranging and well-knit account of the traditional way of life in Tonga, and serves as a baseline from which the thorough-going changes consequent upon European contact may be traced and assessed. . . . His concern is to present Tonga as it was seen by its early literate visitors, and he has succeeded admirably."—Pacific Affairs

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  • PublisherUniversity of Arizona Press
  • Publication date1988
  • ISBN 10 0816510261
  • ISBN 13 9780816510269
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages339

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