An account focusing on the encounters between the Maori and Pakeha--or European settlers--and the process of mutual discovery from 1642 to around 1840, this New Zealand history book argues that both groups inhabited a middle ground in which neither could dictate the political, economic, or cultural rules of engagement. By looking at economic, religious, political, and sexual encounters, it offers a strikingly different picture to traditional accounts of imperial Pakeha power over a static, resistant Maori society. With fresh insights, this book examines why mostly beneficial interactions between these two cultures began to merge and the reasons for their subsequent demise after 1840.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Auckland University Press
ISBN-10
1869405943
ISBN-13
9781869405946
eBay Product ID (ePID)
144028449
Product Key Features
Author
Vincent O'malley
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Australia & New Zealand
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Genre
History
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
16.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Du423.F48o46 2012
Reviews
"Indeed an ideal companion for students to the more standard treaty 'texts' and for the general reader with a genuine interest in the unique foundations of bi-cultural relations in Aotearoa New Zealand today." - Mana Magazine on The Treaty of Waitangi Companion, "Indeed an ideal companion for students to the more standard treaty 'texts' and for the general reader with a genuine interest in the unique foundations of bi-cultural relations in Aotearoa New Zealand today." -- Mana Magazine on The Treaty of Waitangi Companion, "Indeed an ideal companion for students to the more standard treaty 'texts' and for the general reader with a genuine interest in the unique foundations of bi-cultural relations in Aotearoa New Zealand today." Mana Magazine on The Treaty of Waitangi Companion
Publication Name
Meeting Place : Maori and Pakeha Encounters, 1642-1840