Early Tonga : as the explorers saw it 1616-1810 / Edwin N. Ferdon
by Ferdon, Edwin N (1913-2002)
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- ISBN 13
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Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1987. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. 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.
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- Title
- Early Tonga : as the explorers saw it 1616-1810 / Edwin N. Ferdon
- Author
- Ferdon, Edwin N (1913-2002)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0816510261
- ISBN 13
- 9780816510269
- Publisher
- Tucson : University of Arizona Press
- Place of Publication
- Tucson, Arizona, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1987
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