Migration and remittances
article 1991 • James, Kerry

Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
This is a case study of migration from a Tongan village. James examines the migration history and transnational relationships between kin, which are components of the so-called MIRAB economy. ...

Effeminate males and changes in the construction of gender in Tonga
article 1994 • James, Kerry

Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
This is a historical account of male effeminacy and transvestitism in Tonga. The traditional term for male effeminacy was FAKAFāFINE and referred to men who did women's work and enjoyed women'...

Gender relations in Tonga
article 1983 • James, Kerry

Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
This article is a research proposal for a study of gender concepts, roles, and relations in Tonga. In the article, James reviews the historical and ethnographic sources and discussions regardi...

Gender relations in Tonga
essay 1990 • James, Kerry

Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
In this article, James critiques anthropological accounts of how gender relations, and rank and authority are constituted in Tonga socio-political system, focusing on the local kin group, KāIN...

Disentangling the 'grass roots' in Tonga
article 2002 • James, Kerry

Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
In this article, James examines economic development and change at the local level of Tonga's MIRAB economy. The local level of semi-subsistence household units accounts for 80 percent of the ...

Is there a Tongan middle class?
article 2003 • James, Kerry

Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
In this article James argues against the presence of class consciousness and identity in Tonga. He focuses on a general strike by nurses in the nation's capital and argues that although having...