essay
Labour migration as a positive factor in the continuity of Tonga tribal society
social change in modern africa: studies presented and discussed at the first international african seminar, makerere college, kampala, january 1959 • London • Published In 1961 • Pages: 230-241
By: Van Velsen, J..
Abstract
In this paper, van Velsen discusses how Tonga migrant laborers continue to maintain ties to their original villages, even though they may be away for years at a time. Few Tonga men take their wives and families to urban centers abroad, because the conditions are not suitable. They support their families back home with remittances and continue to hold interest in local politics, as all men aspire one day to be a chief.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2001
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard;1999
- Field Date
- 1952-1955
- Coverage Date
- 1952-1955
- Coverage Place
- Nkhata Bay district, Northern Province, Malawi
- Notes
- J. van Velsen
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241)
- LCCN
- 61004358
- LCSH
- Ethnology--Malawi