Persistence of the gift : Tongan tradition in transnational context /
Tonga, the South Pacific island kingdom located east of Fiji and south of Samoa, is one of the world's few remaining constitutional monarchies. Although Tonga has long been linked to the world system through markets and political relationships, in the last few decades emerging regional and glob...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Waterloo, Ont. :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Tonga, the South Pacific island kingdom located east of Fiji and south of Samoa, is one of the world's few remaining constitutional monarchies. Although Tonga has long been linked to the world system through markets and political relationships, in the last few decades emerging regional and global structures have had particularly intense and transformative effects. Today, because of greatly increased labour migration, people, money, and resources are in constant circulation among Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. In Persistence of the Gift, Evans provides a detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of how, in spite of superficial appearances to the contrary, traditional Tongan values continue to play key roles in the way that Tongans make their way in the modern world. |
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| Item Description: | Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xii, 208 pages) :) : illustrations, maps, digital fil |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780889209442 |