Island Kingdom: Tonga Ancient and Modern

by I.C. Campbell

Book Overview

The book is a comprehensive, up-to-date, authoritative and readable account of Tongan society from its origins 3000 years ago to the present. It discusses its archaeology, the development of traditional society, and the transition of that society to modernity. Social change, economic development and political change are dominant themes. Modern Tonga was molded by dramatic changes in the nineteenth century during which the population converted to Christianity,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1927145694
• ISBN13: 9781927145692
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Canterbury University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"