Kinship to kingship: gender hierarchy and state formation in the Tongan Islands

Abstract

* Acknowledgments * Introduction * Part One: The Quest for Origins *1. The Subordination of Women: Gender in Transitions from Kinship to Class *2. State Formation * Part Two: Gender and Kinship Relations in Precontact Tonga *3. Authority and Ambiguity: Rethinking Tongan Kinship *4. The Reproduction of Ambiguity: Succession Disputes, Marriage Patterns, and Foreigners *5. Division of Labor *6. Exchange and Value *7. Gender Relations at Contact * Part Three: Conversion, Commodities, and State Formation *8. Early Contact *9. Missionaries: The Crusade for Christian Civilization *10. A Native Kingdom: Creating Class and Gender Stratification *11. Changing Production: Commodities, Tribute, and Forced Labor *12. Dialectics of Class and State Formation * Appendix: Sources and Methods * Notes * Glossary * References * Index

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