Treaty of Waitangi - How New Zealand Became a British Colony

Klappentext This 1914 work! reissued in its second edition (1933)! examines how New Zealand joined the British Empire in 1840. Zusammenfassung Written by prominent historian Thomas Lindsay Buick! this 1914 book relates the circumstances under which New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi was created in 1840. Signed by British officials and Maori chiefs! this controversial document ceded New Zealand to the British Empire. This second! revised edition was published in 1933. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Note of acknowledgement; 1. In the beginning; 2. Seeking a way; 3. Finding a way; 4. The Maori Magna Carta; 5. In search of signatures; 6. The treaty; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: T. Lindsay Buick, Buick T. Lindsay
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108039963
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03996-3
• No. of pages: 470
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, Australasian & Pacific history, Colonialism and imperialism, New Zealand, Australasian and Pacific history, New Zealand / Aotearoa