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Waitangi : a living treaty / Matthew Wright.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa: Auckland, New Zealand : Bateman Books, 2019Whakaahuatanga: 296 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781869539962
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Contents:
Foreword / by Paul Moon -- Introduction : the Treaty as a shared idea -- Deep history -- Worlds in collision -- Imperialism and its leakage -- A declaration of independence -- The 'artful humbug' and others at work -- Signing the Treaty -- Spreading the word -- 'Little more than a legal fiction' -- Shadows on the land -- Assertions of empire -- Maoriland -- 'Look to the sun' -- 'The Treaty is a fraud!' -- A revolution from below -- Judgements of history.
Summary: Acclaimed historian Matthew Wright explores the evolution of New Zealand's most historically significant document, the Treaty of Waitangi, from its origins to its place in the present day. From the early cultural collisions between Maori and Pakeha that led to this landmark agreement, to the many reinterpretations that have followed, Waitangi: A Living Treaty brings the story and concepts of the Treaty to life in this revealing and thought-provoking read.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / by Paul Moon -- Introduction : the Treaty as a shared idea -- Deep history -- Worlds in collision -- Imperialism and its leakage -- A declaration of independence -- The 'artful humbug' and others at work -- Signing the Treaty -- Spreading the word -- 'Little more than a legal fiction' -- Shadows on the land -- Assertions of empire -- Maoriland -- 'Look to the sun' -- 'The Treaty is a fraud!' -- A revolution from below -- Judgements of history.

Acclaimed historian Matthew Wright explores the evolution of New Zealand's most historically significant document, the Treaty of Waitangi, from its origins to its place in the present day. From the early cultural collisions between Maori and Pakeha that led to this landmark agreement, to the many reinterpretations that have followed, Waitangi: A Living Treaty brings the story and concepts of the Treaty to life in this revealing and thought-provoking read.

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