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Succession disputes and the position of the nobility in modern Tonga
Oceania • 47 • Published In 1977 • Pages: 220-241, 284-299
By: Marcus, George E..
Abstract
This source deals with both formal and informal disputes amongst Tongan nobles over succession to titles. Most of the disputes have involved nobles created by King Tupou I's reforms. The author distinguishes between chiefly status inherited by aristocratic descent and noble status linked to constitutionally created offices of title holders. He links disputes over titles to Westernizing influences that give rise to individualization and competition for property.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2006
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor C. Swanson; 1978
- Field Date
- 1972-1975
- Coverage Date
- ca.1875-1960s
- Coverage Place
- Tonga
- Notes
- George E. Marcus
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-299)
- LCCN
- 38017490
- LCSH
- Tongans