Back to nukunuku: Employment, identity and return migration in Tonga

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-184

  Maron, Nicole ^a   Connell, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development; Employment; Identity; Migration; Return; Tonga

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; EMPLOYMENT; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; NATIONAL IDENTITY; RETURN MIGRATION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; VILLAGE;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; TONGA;

EID: 47949107431     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2008.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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