Spillius, Elizabeth Bott,  1924-2016. <br/><br/>
Tongan society at the time of Captain Cook's visits :  discussions with Her Majesty Queen Sālote Tupou / 
by Elizabeth Bott, with the assistance of Tavi. 
 - Wellington [N.Z.] :  Polynesian Society,  1982. 
 - 187 pages :  genealogical tables, portrait ;  21 cm 
 - Memoir,  no. 44  0079-3779 ; .
 - Memoirs of the Polynesian Society ;  no. 44. .
<br/><br/> Includes indexes. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-169). 
<br/><br/>Foreword / Elizabeth Bott -- 1. Captain [James] Cook's view of Tonga -- 2. General principles of political and social organisation (Rank and authority: the concepts of 'eiki and pule ; Title and ha'a) -- 3. Background to Tongan society at the time of Cook's visits (The tu'i tonga ; The tu'i ha'atakalaua ; The tu'i kanokupolu) -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> "The aim of the paper is to describe the social and political organisation of the Kingdom of Tonga in the Western Pacific as it was when Captain Cook made his visits in the 1770s."--Page 7. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9823540039 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>84159459  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>010014738  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Sālote Tupou III,  Queen of Tonga,  1900-1965. <br/>Cook, James, 1728-1779 --Travel--Tonga.<br/>Sālote Tupou III,  Queen of Tonga,  1900-1965 --Interviews.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Tonga--Social life and customs.<br/>Tonga--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>996.12