Church and State in Tonga: The Wesleyan Methodist Missionaries and Political Development, 1822 to 1875, Sione Latukefu's 1974 scholarly history from Australian National University Press, is a classic academic history, by a Tongan historian, of Taufaahau, later George Tupou I's adoption of Christianity and use of the Wesleyan mission to unify Tonga, ending at the 1875 constitution he promulgated. Its strength is that it is written by a Tongan historian of the events he describes. Its limit is that its own scope ends at 1875; it does not reach later court tests or legislative proposals to relax the constitution's religious provisions, which postdate the book.
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Reliability tier 1: a scholarly history from Australian National University Press, written by a named historian of the events he describes, a standard peer vetted academic press. NotesClassic academic history, by a Tongan historian, of Taufaahau/George Tupou I's adoption of Christianity and use of the Wesleyan mission to unify Tonga, ending at the 1875 constitution he promulgated. Covers the constitution's religious and political origin; does not reach later court tests or legislative proposals to relax its provisions, which postdate the book's own 1875 endpoint.
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AuthorSione Latukefu
PublisherAustralian National University Press
Publication Year1974
URLhttps://www.amazon.com/Church-State-Tonga-Missionaries-Development/dp/1921902345
Source Typeacademic monograph
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- Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
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