The Ngai Tahu deeds : a window on New Zealand history / Harry C. Evison.
"Harry Evison re-examines New Zealand colonial history in the light of a number of original documents, particularly the ten Ngai Tahu deeds by which the Crown acquired Maori title to the southern half of New Zealand from 1844 to 1864. Chapters on Maoro aboriginal title and the impact of the Tre...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Maori |
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Christchurch, N.Z. :
Canterbury University Press,
2006.
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Harry Evison re-examines New Zealand colonial history in the light of a number of original documents, particularly the ten Ngai Tahu deeds by which the Crown acquired Maori title to the southern half of New Zealand from 1844 to 1864. Chapters on Maoro aboriginal title and the impact of the Treaty of Waitagi and the Wakefield scheme, and the Maori policies of Governor Grey, challenge some popular assumptions about New Zealand history."--Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Errata slip for map. |
| Physical Description: | 312 pages : illustrations, maps (some colour) ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-296) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1877257397 9781877257391 |