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The Future of Tokelau: Decolonizing Agendas 1975–2006 (review)

The Future of Tokelau: Decolonizing Agendas 1975–2006 (review) the contemporary pacific · 21:2 (2009) contrary. While the book cannot, however, be said to romanticize tradition against the workings of modernity, the authors seem to view nationhood as inherently contrary to the Tokelau way of life (faka-Tokelau). The reason for this stance can be traced to the historical relationships between the three atolls Fakaofo, Nukunonu, and Atafu, which are competitive and at times antagonistic--hardly an ideal model for establishing nationhood. Readers with an interest in the precolonial aspects of Tokelau's past, and the dynamics of atoll politics and village life, can favorably read the present work in company with the comprehensive volume Tokelau: A Historical Ethnography by Judith Huntsman and Antony Hooper (1997). Huntsman and Hooper have conducted anthropological research on and in relation to Tokelau since 1967. The seriousness and extent of their engagement with Tokelau provides an example for other scholars to follow. Their early work concentrated on traditional anthropological issues of social organization such as kinship, gender, land tenure, and subsistence economy to mention some, and used the standard method of participant observation as their tool. But the more recent publications have a decidedly historical orientation, and are based on a combination of observational http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Contemporary Pacific University of Hawai'I Press

The Future of Tokelau: Decolonizing Agendas 1975–2006 (review)

Hoëm, Ingjerd.
The Contemporary Pacific , Volume 21 (2) – Aug 29, 2009
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the contemporary pacific · 21:2 (2009) contrary. While the book cannot, however, be said to romanticize tradition against the workings of modernity, the authors seem to view nationhood as inherently contrary to the Tokelau way of life (faka-Tokelau). The reason for this stance can be traced to the historical relationships between the three atolls Fakaofo, Nukunonu, and Atafu, which are competitive and at times antagonistic--hardly an ideal model for establishing nationhood. Readers with an interest in the precolonial aspects of Tokelau's past, and the dynamics of atoll politics and village life, can favorably read the present work in company with the comprehensive volume Tokelau: A Historical Ethnography by Judith Huntsman and Antony Hooper (1997). Huntsman and Hooper have conducted anthropological research on and in relation to Tokelau since 1967. The seriousness and extent of their engagement with Tokelau provides an example for other scholars to follow. Their early work concentrated on traditional anthropological issues of social organization such as kinship, gender, land tenure, and subsistence economy to mention some, and used the standard method of participant observation as their tool. But the more recent publications have a decidedly historical orientation, and are based on a combination of observational

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