Tradition versus democracy in the Kingdom of Tonga
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Until relatively recently, what struck most outside observers of Tonga's conservative sociopolitical structure was an image which exuded stability, contentment, and durability. The only remaining kingdom in the entire Pacific, Tonga had also been the only island country to escape formal colonization during the period of European expansion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and was therefore spared the turbulence which has typically accompanied most moves to decolonization. It is widely...[Show more]
Collections | ANU College of Asia & the Pacific |
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Type: | Working/Technical Paper |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/14779 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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Lawson Tradition versus democracy 1994.pdf | 2.25 MB | Adobe PDF |
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