New Zealand : The Benefits of Colonisation

130 pages + illustrations (some colour) on 6 plate leaves. Softcover. Page dimensions: 209 x 146mm. "In order to address the issue of whether the colonisation of New Zealand by the British was of benefit to the native people it is necessary to understand how they were living at the time of the discovery of the islands of New Zealand by the outside world, starting with Captain Cook's Endeavour in 1769, the year that changed New Zealand forever. Using the written account of eye-witnesses of the time rather than unreliable oral history or the claims of revisionist historians, this book describes the way of life of the Maoris before colonisation and the changes that came about with the introduction of British sovereignty, British law and British people as a result of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840." - from blurb on rear cover. Contents: A Humanitarian Colonisation; Food; Clothing; Housing; Transport; Hygiene; Health; Superstition; Slavery; Women; Children; Infanticide; Tribal Warfare; Cannibalism; Property Rights; Introduction of Law; Language; Fauna and Flora; Population; Welcome, White Man; Conclusion.

Product Info

ISBN: 1872970869

ISBN-13: 9781872970868

Publisher: Tross Publishing

Year: (2022)

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

Seller Info

RenaissanceBooks

Address: PO Box 335 Dunedin, Not Required

Website: https://renaissancebooks.co.nz

Country: New Zealand