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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 ...
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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
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Website: https://renaissancebooks.co.nz
Country: New Zealand