British Colonization of New Zealand - Being an Account of Principles, Objects, Plans of New Zealand

Klappentext A detailed description of the New Zealand Association's plans for the colonization of the country, first published in 1839. Zusammenfassung Edward Gibbon Wakefield(1796–1862) was a controversial colonial advocate and political theorist. He formed the New Zealand Association in 1837 with the aim of creating a colony in the country. This volume, first published in 1839, contains a detailed descriptions of the Association's plans to colonize New Zealand. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Principles of colonization; 2. Civilization of the New Zealanders; 3. New Zealand, as a field for British colonization; 4. Mode of establishing British dominion in New Zealand; 5. Mode of colonizing British territory; 6. Government of the settlements; 7. Religious establishment; Description of New Zealand.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Wakefield Edward Gibbon
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9781108023849
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02384-9
• No. of pages: 464
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history