1. The Prehistory of New Zealand -- 2. Hunters and Gardeners -- 3. The Rise of the Tribes -- 4. Life Before History -- 5. The European Discovery of New Zealand -- 6. The Maori Discovery of Europe -- 7. Fatal Impact? -- 8. Empire? -- 9. Converting Conversion -- 10. Conquest? -- 11. Swamps, Sticks and Carrots -- 12. The Pakeha Prospectus -- 13. Gettin In -- 14. Taken In? -- 15. Getting On -- 16. Lumped, Split and Bound
Summary
"Examines Maori and Pakeha backgrounds, Maori settlement and pre-contact history ... re-interprets Maori-European relations from 1642 to the early 1900s ... traces European settlement ... the colonisation ... the colonial economy and society and re-examines the origins of Pakeha" --Jacket
Analysis
New Zealand History
Colonialism
Colonisation
History
Maoris
New Zealand
Overseas item
Prehistory
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-497) and index