Old New Zealand - A Tale of the Good Old Times By a Pakeha Maori

Klappentext First published anonymously in 1863, this classic book recounts the experiences of Frederick Edward Maning (c.1811-83), an Anglo-Irish trader who emigrated to Tasmania with his family as a boy and later relocated to New Zealand. A self-styled 'Pakeha-Maori' ('Pakeha' is the Maori word for a white New Zealander), Maning acquired land and settled down with a Maori woman, occupying a tenuous position between the two cultures. Observing that the old Maori way of life was rapidly disappearing due to the increased European presence in New Zealand, Maning endeavoured to record Maori customs and material culture before all knowledge of them disappeared. Old New Zealand is a mixture of history, autobiography and anecdote, and the author insists all the incidents and people described are real. The language is informal, and the narrative vigorous and rapid, with lively dialogues and occasional Maori phrases. A glossary explains Maori words and concepts. Zusammenfassung This lively eye-witness description of the then fast-disappearing traditional Maori way of life was published in 1863 by the Anglo-Irish trader Frederick Edward Maning (c.1811–83). Informal, opinionated and fast-moving, Maning's narrative ranks as a classic source on the early period of European settlement in New Zealand. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. The market price of a pakeha; 3. A wrestling match; 4. A little affair of 'flotsam and jetsam'; 5. Every Englishman's house is his castle; 6. How I kept house; 7. Excitement caused by first contact with Europeans; 8. The Muru falling into disuse; 9. The Tapu Tohunga; 10. The priest evokes a spirit; 11. The local Tapu; 12. The Tapa; 13. 'My Rangatira'; 14. Trading in the old times; 15. Mana.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick Edward Maning, Maning Frederick Edward
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108039819
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03981-9
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Autobiography: general, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Australasian & Pacific history, New Zealand, Australasian and Pacific history, New Zealand / Aotearoa