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Land tenure and social organisation in Tonga
Journal of the Polynesian Society • 68 • Published In 1959 • Pages: 93-114
By: Nayacakalou, R. R. (Rusiate Raibosa).
Abstract
This article was written as the 'first of several papers examining the relationship between land tenure and social organisation in three Pacific Island communities - Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa' (p. 93). The author discusses the historical background and current statutory framework of Tongan land tenure, a sample village, acquiring 'api' - a plot of land, distribution of village land, land use and labor, kinship and land use, and land tenure and village structure. The source provides a useful discussion of how Tonga's feudal class system affects both kinship patterns and land use.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2006
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Martin J. Malone; 1978
- Field Date
- Dec. 1957 - Jan. 1958
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1957-1958
- Coverage Place
- Town of Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu Island, Tonga
- Notes
- By R. R. Nayacakalou
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 114)
- LCCN
- 08012644
- LCSH
- Tongans