Becoming Tongan: An Ethnography of Childhood
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In this first detailed account of growing up in Tonga, Helen Morton focuses on the influence of anga fakatonga ("the Tongan way") in all facets of Tongan childhood, from the antenatal period to late adolescence. Childhood is a crucial period when cultural identity and notions of tradition are constructed, as well as beliefs about self, personhood, and emotion. Based on her anthropological fieldwor... More
Book Information
Publisher | University of Hawai'i Press |
Binding | Paperback (3 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 344 |
ISBN-10 | 0824817958 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0824817954 |
Publication Date | 06/04/1996 |
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