In search of The Friendly Islands
By: Kalafi Moala.
Publisher: Pasifika Foundation Press; Pacific Media Centre, Auckland University of Technology
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Kealakekua, Hawaii; Auckland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780982351109; 9781877314759
Subjects: Tonga -- History; Tonga -- Social life and customs
Other titles: Tonga :
Description: Explores the dilemmas, paradoxes and challenges of modern Tonga. An examination of how tradition and modernity co-exist in Tongan society and in the diasporic Tongan communities in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Examines issues including domestic violence, the culture of domination and hierarchy, traditional and modern leadership, the 16/11 riots, economic development, globalisation and spirituality.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-147).