Title Honour, mana, and agency in Polynesian-European conflict / Annette Wilkes

Published London : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white) Series Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific. Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Series editors' foreword; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Theory and the history-anthropology frontier; Introduction; "Other" perspectives on history; Dynamic textual contexts; Social agents; Text, context, and the representation of "others"; Ethnohistorical methods; Methodology used; Phase one: finding the fragments; Phase two: interpreting the fragments; Phase three: representation; Summary; Notes; References; 2 Approaches to the anthropology of violence; Introduction What is violence?Other approaches to the interpretation of violence; Violence in history; Summary; Notes; References; 3 Conflicting ontological worlds: Seeing and knowing; Introduction; Epistemology and ontology; The position of the scholar; Matauranga Maori; Structural restrictions and empowerment; Mana and tapu; Utu; The Pae, Atua, and Tohunga; Enlightenment discourses and knowledge frameworks; The Great Chain of Being -- relationships, God, and the natural world; Power, ownership, and social control; The rules of transaction; Summary; Notes; References; 4 Encounters in two worlds IntroductionThe Pae; The voyagers; Captain Jean-François-Marie de Surville at Doubtless Bay, 1769; On board the ship St Jean Baptiste, 18 December 1769; The watering party; The "theft" of the yawl and the theft of the man; James Cook at Dusky Bay, 1773; The meeting on the rocky shore, 6 April 1773; The meeting on board HMS Resolution, 19 April 1773; Ashore at the head of the cove, 19 April 1773; Summary: meetings compared; Notes; References; 5 The eclipse of Captain M-J Marion du Fresne; Introduction; Contextual background of the conflicts; The Maori situation The European visitors' situationCausal connections between theft and violence; Mariners journals: theft and violence at the Bay of Islands; Analysis of the journals; Considering the tipping points, social actors, and violence; Matariki; In the Maori and Polynesian worlds things have a prominent place as social actors. Some of these things are, for example ... ; The Matariki season in Northland; Te whanau wheturangi and Marion's fortunes; Notes; References; 6 John Rowe's death at Grass Cove 1773; Introduction; Contextual background of the conflicts; The Maori situation; The European situation April 1773, HMS Adventure at Queen Charlotte SoundContext; Transitional turning points lead to violent outcomes; Social actors and their actions; Violence at Furneaux's shore camp; The social actors; Things as social actors; Summary of shore camp incidents; A sequel: Furneaux's grass-cutting party at Grass Cove; Contextual background; Transition points at Grass Cove; Social actors; Theft is a form of violence; Summary; Notes; References; 7 Cook's death at Kealakekua, Hawaii, 1779; Introduction; Contextual background; The Hawaiian situation; The European situation; Theft and violence Summary Focusing on the era of "first encounters" in Polynesia, this book provides a fresh look at some of the early contacts between indigenous people and the captains and crew of European ships. The case studies chosen enable comparison of New Zealand Maaori-European transactions with similar Pacific ones. The book examines the conflict situations that arose and the reasons for physical violence, highlighting the roles of honour, mana, and agency. Drawing on a range of archival materials, sailor and missionary journals, as well as indigenous narratives, Wilkes applies an analytical method typically used for examining much more recent conflict. She compares different ways of "seeing" and "knowing" the world and reflects on the reasons for poor decision-making amongst all the social actors involved. The evidence presented in the book strongly suggests that preventing violence - promoting and negotiating peace - happens most effectively when mana and honour are acknowledged between parties Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Annette Wilkes has a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 21, 2019) Subject First contact (Anthropology) -- Polynesia Indigenous peoples -- Polynesia -- History Indigenous peoples -- Violence against. Polynesians -- History Europeans -- Polynesia -- History SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General. Europeans First contact (Anthropology) Indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples -- Violence against Polynesians Polynesia Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780429398681 0429398689 9780429676840 0429676840 9780429676857 0429676859 9780429676833 0429676832

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