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
Summary
"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."--P.7
