In Search of the Friendly Islands

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Author: Kalafi Moala

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Published: 2009

Total Pages: 168

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Explores the dilemmas, paradoxes and challenges of modern Tonga. An examination of how tradition and modernity co-exist in Tongan society and in the diasporic Tongan communities in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Examines issues including domestic violence, the culture of domination and hierarchy, traditional and modern leadership, the 16/11 riots, economic development, globalisation and spirituality.