The Island Broken in Two Halves: Land and Renewal Movements Among the Maori of New Zealand

by Jean Elizabeth Rosenfeld

Why should anyone outside New Zealand be interested in Maori history? Because it is rich in documents that recapitulate five hundred years of European imperial expansion and the responses to it by indigenous peoples. British humanitarians tried to avoid in New Zealand the tragic mistakes the Crown made in Australia, where aboriginal tribes were nearly exterminated in some cases and severely marginalized in others.

The Maori "history of struggle"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271026669
• ISBN13: 9780271026664
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"