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1	Voyages: From Tongan Villages to American Suburbs more books like this by Cathy A Small add to wishlist This book documents the momentous social phenomena of mass migration from undeveloped cultures to the industrial world. Moving between the South Pacific island nation of Tonga and California, anthropologist Cathy Small chronicles the experiences of an extended immigrant family. VOYAGES tells a revealing story, not only of migration, but of the ... see all copies from £6.72! new only from £6.72!
2	Rutherford: Shirley Baker/Tonga more books like this by Noel Rutherford add to wishlist Of all the Pacific nations only Tonga has retained a complete and lasting political independence. Find out how the shrewd, determined King of Tonga, Tupou I, teamed up with Wesleyan missionary and opportunist Shirley Baker to bring this about. see all copies from £5.97! new only from £5.97!
3	In the Eye of the Storm more books like this by John H. Groberg add to wishlist see all copies from £7.19!
4	Tonga-Samoa Handbook more books like this by David Stanley add to wishlist David Stanley presents legends about demigods and directions to undersea caves and canyons in Tonga, as well as the history of tattooing rituals and budget breakfast bowls of cocoa and rice in Western Samoa.' see all copies from £1.40! first editions
5	Black and White in Southern Zambia: The Tonga Plateau Economy and British Imperialism, 1890-1939 more books like this by Kenneth Powers Vickery add to wishlist "This book is about economic activity and how it changed from 1890 to 1939 in the Tonga Plateau in present-day Zambia. Archival sources, fieldwork including the gathering of oral history, published sources, and secondary literature were all a part of the preparation of this study. Vickery's command of the literature is impressive. In recounting ... see all copies from £20.02! new only from £38.01! \| first editions
6	Tradition Versus Democracy in the South Pacific: Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa more books like this by Stephanie Lawson add to wishlist Much literature on non-Western traditions celebrates the renaissance of indigenous cultures. Others have been more critical of this renaissance, especially with respect to its political implications. This study analyses the assertion of 'tradition' by indigenous elites, looking especially at the way it is used to differentiate 'the West' from the ... see all copies from £23.17! new only from £23.17! \| first editions
7	Strategies and Norms in a Changing Matrilineal Society more books like this by Ladislav Holy add to wishlist The theme of this book is the analysis of the changes that have occurred in the kinship patterns of the Toka of South Zambia as a result of a shift in their form of production from hoe agriculture to ox-drawn ploughing. Dr Holy uses the rich, detailed ethnography that he provides about these changes to confront several theoretical issues of ... see all copies from £22.03! new only from £56.76! \| first editions
8	The Tonga-Speaking Peoples of Zambia and Zimbabwe: Essays in Honor of Elizabeth Colson more books like this by Chet Lancaster (Editor), Kenneth Powers Vickery (Editor) add to wishlist 45.00 see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61!
9	Morton: Becoming Tongan Paper more books like this by Helen Morton, Helen Morton Lee add to wishlist see all copies from £10.53! new only from £21.84!
10	Strategies and Norms in a Changing Matrilineal Society: Descent, Succession and Inheritance Among the Toka of Zambia more books like this by Ladislav Holy, Meyer Fortes (Editor), Edmund Leach (Editor) add to wishlist The theme of this book is the analysis of the changes that have occurred in the kinship patterns of the Toka of South Zambia as a result of a shift in their form of production from hoe agriculture to ox-drawn ploughing. Dr Holy uses the rich, detailed ethnography that he provides about these changes to confront several theoretical issues of ... see all copies from £7.03! new only from £7.03! \| first editions
11	The Material Culture of the Peoples of the Gwembe Valley more books like this by Barrie Reynolds add to wishlist see all copies from £5.22! first editions
12	The Fire of Faith more books like this by John H. Groberg add to wishlist see all copies from £6.13! new only from £14.30! \| first editions
13	This for That: 5 more books like this by Verna Aardema, Victoria Chess (Illustrator) add to wishlist A tricky rabbit tries to drink out of a Lion's and Elephant's waterhole, even though he wouldn't help them dig it out. When they refuse to share with him, Rabbit makes various trades with the other animals in order to obtain water. But most of Rabbit's bargains are not completely honest. Will Rabbit's tricky behavior get him in trouble? This ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.10! \| first editions
14	A world of islands more books like this by Peter Carmichael, June Knox-Mawer add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! first editions
15	Kinship to Kingship: Gender Hierarchy and State Formation in the Tongan Islands more books like this by Christine Ward Gailey add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! signed copies \| first editions
16	Harpoon in my hand. more books like this by Olaf Ruhen add to wishlist see all copies from £5.09! first editions
17	Lonely Planet Tonga: A Travel Survival Kit more books like this by Deanna Swaney add to wishlist This is the second edition of Tonga, in the 'Travel Survival Kit' series. It has in-depth coverage of the island, travel and accommodation options and advice on customs and etiquette. see all copies from £3.26! new only from £8.42! \| first editions
18	A South Sea spell more books like this by June Knox-Mawer add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! first editions
19	Obscure Kingdoms more books like this by Edward Fox add to wishlist Kings occupy a strange hinterland between men and gods. This is one reason why it is so distressing when they behave badly. In order to discover just what makes them special, Edward Fox travelled to five obscure kingdoms - Tonga, Oman, Nigeria, Swaziland and Java - to meet the hereditary rulers. A traveller with an eye for the peculiar, the ... see all copies from £1.24! first editions
20	Niuatoputapu : the prehistory of a Polynesian chiefdom more books like this by Patrick Vinton Kirch add to wishlist see all copies from £10.60! first editions
21	When you go to Tonga. more books like this by Edward A. Tremblay add to wishlist see all copies from £6.86!
22	James Chalmers, missionary and explorer of Rarotonga and New Guinea more books like this by William Robson add to wishlist see all copies from £5.86! first editions
23	Anytime, Anywhere more books like this by John H Groberg add to wishlist see all copies from £8.06! new only from £15.57! \| first editions
24 view cover	Loanwords in Silozi, Cinyanja and Citonga more books like this by Mubanga E Kashoki add to wishlist see all copies from £9.45! new only from £9.45!
25	The New Friendly Islanders more books like this by Kenneth Bain add to wishlist This tiny archipelago of islands in the South Pacific has so far avoided republican overthrow and military coup, unlike its neighbour Fiji. What are its chances of surviving intact into the millenium? Kenneth Bain allows the Tongan people - from the ordinary citizen up to the King himself - to put forward their own opinions concerning everything ... see all copies from £5.02! first editions

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