Outcasts of the gods? : the struggle over slavery in Māori New Zealand / Hazel Petrie.
"So was Māori slavery 'just like' the experience of Africans in the Americas and were British missionaries or colonial administrators responsible for ending the practice? What was the nature of freedom and unfreedom in Māori society and how did that intersect with the perceptions of B...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Auckland, New Zealand :
Auckland University Press,
2015.
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| Summary: | "So was Māori slavery 'just like' the experience of Africans in the Americas and were British missionaries or colonial administrators responsible for ending the practice? What was the nature of freedom and unfreedom in Māori society and how did that intersect with the perceptions of British colonists and the anti-slavery movement? Outcasts of the Gods? looks closely at a huge variety of evidence to answer these questions, analysing bondage and freedom in traditional Māori society; the role of economics and mana in shaping captivity; and how the arrival of colonists and new trade opportunities transformed Māori society and the place of captives within it"--Publisher information. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 406 pages : illustrations (some colour) : 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781869408305 1869408306 |