Early Tonga : as the explorers saw it 1616-1810 / Edwin N. Ferdon
1987, 1st edition. Tucson : University of Arizona Press. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #399587
ISBN: 0816510261
Physical description; (xv, 339 pages, 1 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-331) and index. Contents; Tongans & their dwellings -- Social organisation & government -- Kava : drink for all occasions -- Religion -- Daily life -- From birth to death -- Recreation -- Quest for food -- Trade & transportation -- War & peace. Subjects; Ethnology Tonga. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. Ethnology. Manners and customs. Ethnology Tonga. Ethnology. Manners and customs. 17th century. 18th century. 19th century. Tonga Social life and customs. Tonga History. Tonga Ethnology. Tonga Social life and customs. Tonga. Polynesia Tonga Cultural processes history.
Price: €75.00