عنوان

Tau: A Brief History of the Tongan Military from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present

Number

TL50885

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Tau: A Brief History of the Tongan Military from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

SullivanLee, Amanda L.

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Hanlon, David

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019

Text of Note

124 p.

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.A.

Body granting the degree

University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Text preceding or following the note

2019

Text of Note

This thesis focuses on the origins of the modern Tongan Military from the establishment of the Tongan monarchy in 1875 to the Military's most recent engagements into the 21st Century. This thesis offers an overview of the existing literature on Tongan history and military as well as an overview of contemporary literature that critiques militarization in the Pacific. Through a historical and critical lens, I examine the Tongan Military's participation in WWI, WWII, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), the U.S. invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, and the quelling of the 2006 Democracy Riots. Chapter one focuses on the establishment of Tonga as a British Protectorate, chapter two offers an account of Tonga's involvement in WWI, chapter three extends this account with an exploration of WWII, and chapter four offers a look at more contemporary engagements of the Tongan Military. By tracing the country's military, this thesis centers on exploring two main questions: for whom is the Tongan military fighting, and what impacts does Tongan participation in foreign military campaigns have on the island kingdom's sovereignty?

Subject Term

History of Oceania

Subject Term

Military history

SullivanLee, Amanda L.

Hanlon, David

University of Hawai'i at Manoa

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[Thesis]

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