The kingdom of Tonga : history, culture and communication
| dc.contributor.author | Runeborg, Ruth E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | East-West Communication Institute | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-04T00:58:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-04T00:58:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1980 | |
| dc.description | For more about the East-West Center, see <a href="https://www.eastwestcenter.org/">https://www.eastwestcenter.org/</a> | |
| dc.description.abstract | Policy decisions about communication system resources are an important part of controlled development in any society. Such decisions, to be most effective, should be based on a thorough understanding of the society's existing patterns of communication and how they are interrelated with political, social and economic factors in historical context. This paper will present a concise historical overview of Tongan culture. The purpose is to provide the essential background, based on existing literature, for future field research projects that will explore communication behavior. | |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | I Introduction -- II. Geography, History and External Communication -- III. Ethnography (Traditional Economy. Post-Contact Economy. Traditional Social Organization. Traditional Land Tenure. Changes in Land Tenure and Social Organization. Current Problems of Land Tenure and Social Organization. Tongan Kinship (Avoidance between Opposite Sex Siblings. The Mehikitanga. The Fahu. Adoption, Marriage and Residence). Events of the Life Cycle. Traditional and Modern Internal Private Communication. Traditional Internal Public Communication. Traditional Religion. Religion in Present-Day Tonga. Traditional and Modern Education. Urban Tonga) -- IV. Symbolic Communication (The Kava Ceremony. Tongan Funerals. Symbols of the West in Tonga) -- V. Modern Communication in Tonga (Newspapers. Television. Cinema. Radio. Two-Way Communication. PEACESAT. External Communication in Modern Tonga. Transportation). | |
| dc.format.extent | ii, 66 p. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/76757 | |
| dc.language.iso | en-US | |
| dc.publisher | Honolulu, HI : East-West Communication Institute, East-West Center | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | East-West Communication Institute. Pre-print paper series; | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Tonga - History | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Communication - Tonga | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Mass media - Tonga | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Ethnology - Tonga | |
| dc.title | The kingdom of Tonga : history, culture and communication | |
| dc.type | Report | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text |