An unsettled history : Treaty claims in New Zealand today / Alan Ward.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-204) and index.

Ch. 1. The Treaty as a political compact -- Ch. 2. The modern Treaty claims process -- Ch. 3. Settlements and non-settlements -- Ch. 4. The investigation of pre-1840 land transactions -- Ch. 5. The New Zealand Company in Wellington -- Ch. 6. Direct purchase: lessons from Auckland and Otago -- Ch. 7. Crown purchases, political change and war -- Ch. 8. The Native Land Acts -- Ch. 9. The Liberal period and the twentieth century -- Ch. 10. History and the Treaty claims process.

"An Unsettled History squarely confronts the issues arising from the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand today. Alan Ward writes about the Treaty claims process, about settlements made, and those to come."--Jacket.