Shirley Baker and the King of Tonga (The Pasifika Library) - Softcover

Rutherford, Noel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824818563 ISBN 13: 9780824818562

Verlag: University of Hawai'i Press, 1996

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Of all the Pacific nations only Tonga has retained a complete and lasting political independence. Find out how the shrewd, determined King of Tonga, Tupou I, teamed up with Wesleyan missionary and opportunist Shirley Baker to bring this about.

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Of all the Pacific Islands nations only Tonga has retained a degree of lasting political independence. It was Tupou I, the first king of Tonga, who established an internationally recognised nation. A shrewd and determined politician, he enlisted the aid of a rebellious Wesleyan missionary. Noel Rutherford's book is an account of the life and times of this gruff, bewhiskered minister from London's East End, the Reverend Shirley Baker. A curious character often at odds with his peers, Baker's achievements, whether motivated by altruism or self-preservation, contributed greatly to the Tonga we know today.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Hawai'i Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0824818563
• ISBN 13: 9780824818562
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 200
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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