Early Tonga : as the explorers saw it 1616-1810 / Edwin N. Ferdon
1st edition Hardcover Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1987
Book Publishing Details
| Author: | Ferdon, Edwin N (1913-2002) |
| Full title: | Early Tonga : as the explorers saw it 1616-1810 / Edwin N. Ferdon |
| Publisher: | Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1987 |
| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 0816510261 |
| EAN: | 9780816510269 |
| Book ID: | 399587 |
Comments & Item Features
1st edition. Language: English. ISBN: 0816510261. EAN: 9780816510269.
Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall.
Physical description; (xv, 339 pages, 1 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-331) and index. Contents; Tongans & their dwellings -- Social organisation & government -- Kava : drink for all occasions -- Religion -- Daily life -- From birth to death -- Recreation -- Quest for food -- Trade & transportation -- War & peace. Subjects; Ethnology Tonga. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. Ethnology. Manners and customs. Ethnology Tonga. Ethnology. Manners and customs. 17th century. 18th century. 19th century. Tonga Social life and customs. Tonga History. Tonga Ethnology. Tonga Social life and customs. Tonga. Polynesia Tonga Cultural processes history.
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Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall.
Physical description; (xv, 339 pages, 1 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-331) and index. Contents; Tongans & their dwellings -- Social organisation & government -- Kava : drink for all occasions -- Religion -- Daily life -- From birth to death -- Recreation -- Quest for food -- Trade & transportation -- War & peace. Subjects; Ethnology Tonga. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. Ethnology. Manners and customs. Ethnology Tonga. Ethnology. Manners and customs. 17th century. 18th century. 19th century. Tonga Social life and customs. Tonga History. Tonga Ethnology. Tonga Social life and customs. Tonga. Polynesia Tonga Cultural processes history.
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Size of Item & Shipped Weight
Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.
Keywords and Associated Terms
BZDB318 Unbranded ISBN: 0816510261 EAN: 9780816510269 Ferdon, Edwin N (1913-2002) Early Tonga : as the explorers saw it 1616-1810 / Edwin N. Ferdon