TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moala,Kalafi
TI  - In search of the friendly islands
SN  - 0982351100
U1  - 301.099612 22
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Kealakekua, Hawaii
PB  - Pasifika Foundation Press
KW  - Tonga
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - History
N1  - "In search of the Friendly Islands lifts the lid on many contemporary social issues and dilemmas facing South Pacific nations. The issues that led to the unprecedented explosion of violence on 16 November 2006 that resulted in the deaths of eight people and the destruction of 80 percent of the central business district of the Tongan capital, Nuku'alofa, are among topics explored by the book." -- Publisher's website; Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-147)
N2  - 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
ER  -