TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lātūkefu,Sione
TI  - Church and state in Tonga: the Wesleyan Methodist missionaries and political development, 1822-1875 
SN  - 0708104029
U1  - 322/.1/099612 
PY  - 1974///
CY  - Canberra
PB  - Australian National University Press
KW  - Church and state
KW  - Tonga
KW  - Missions
KW  - Methodist Church
KW  - Constitutional law
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-296)
N2  - "Politically, Tonga, until 4 June 1970, was a constitutional monarchy under the protection of Great Britain. While the treaty which provided British protection was not entered into until the beginning of this century, became a constitutional monarchy in 1875. Varying opinions have been expressed concerning the part played in the development of this monarchical system by the Wesleyan Methodist missionaries, since their influence dominated the affairs of Tonga during the first fifty years of their work in the group"--Preface
ER  -