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Shifting cultivation and population growth in Tongaarticle 1970 • Maude, Alaric Mervyn
Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
This source provides a discussion of the relationships between agricultural systems and population density. The author utilizes data from his fieldwork in three communities on Ha'apai and Tongatapu and presents information on fallow periods, crop sys...Land shortage and population in Tongaessay 1973 • Maude, Alaric Mervyn
Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
This article is an analysis of the extent to which Tonga's rapidly growing population has affected the agricultural system. As background to the analysis, the author presents data on population density and growth, the land tenure system, and the agri...Tongaessay 1971 • Maude, Alaric Mervyn
Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
This source deals with the Tongan land tenure system. Though most of the information pertains to modern-day Tonga, there is an outline of the historic changes in land tenure. Methods of acquiring access to land and data on the distribution of holding...