An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean
With an Original Grammar and Vocabulary of their Language Compiled and Arranged from the Extensive Communications of Mr William Mariner, Several Years Resident in Those Islands. By John Martin, M.D.
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Date of Publication 22 November 2022
- Number of Volumes Print PDF
- ISBN 9781032352145
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages552 pages
- Size 255x180 mm
- Weight 1308 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 16 B/W illustrations Illustrations, black & white 414
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Short description:
A comprehensive account of Tongan society and language in the early 19th century, based on the four-year stay there by William Mariner, as told to John Martin.
MoreLong description:
John Martin (1789-1869) was a London-based, Edinburgh-educated physician interested in anthropological matters. This comprehensive account of Tongan Society is his only book. He was inspired to write it by a chance encounter with its subject, William Mariner (1791-1853) who spent four years (1806-1810) in Tonga, in the South Pacific, at a time before any substantial European influence disturbed or modified that society. Mariner, an extraordinarily mature and perceptive youth, became thoroughly imbued with Tongan language and culture as the adopted son of the most powerful chief in Tonga. MartinÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs intelligent engagement with Mariner resulted in a compelling narrative and a comprehensive account of Tongan society which, together with the accompanying grammar and vocabulary, became a classic. Often celebrated as an extraordinary real-life adventure story, it is a pioneering work of anthropology, and for 200 years it has been a primary and authoritative source for research into Tongan history and culture.
MoreTable of Contents:
List of Maps and Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgements A Note on Tongan Language and Orthography. Selected Aspects of Tongan Culture Who Was Who in An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands Genealogical charts Historical Introduction A Note on Tongan Historical Sources AN ACCOUNT OF THE NATIVES OF THE TONGA ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN Dedication to Sir Joseph Banks MartinÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Preface MartinÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Surgical Skill of the Tonga Islanders Appendix : A Grammar and Vocabulary Editor's Introduction to the Grammar and Vocabulary A Grammar of the Tonga Language A Vocabulary, Tonga and English Bibliography Index
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