The Beating Heart: A Political and Socio-Economic History of Te Arawa

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-86969-307-7
Verlag: Huia Pub.

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 1271 g

The Beating Heart details the determined efforts since the 1830s of Te Arawa tribes to work with the Crown and settlers to pursue a mutually advantageous relationship under the Treaty while at the same time maintaining their autonomy, culture, and control.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Malley, Vincent

Armstrong, David

Über Autor(innen)

Vincent O'Malley is a New Zealand historian who has written extensively on the history of Maori relations with European settlers (Pakeha) and colonial governments. He holds a BA (Hons), 1st Class, in History from the University of Canterbury and completed his PhD in New Zealand Studies through the Stout Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington in 2004. He is the author of Agents of Autonomy: Maori Committees in the Nineteenth Century (Huia, 1998) and The Meeting Place: Maori and Pakeha Encounters, 1642-1840 (Auckland University Press, 2012), co-author of The Beating Heart: A Political and Socio-Economic History of Te Arawa (Huia, 2008) and co-editor of The Treaty of Waitangi Companion: Maori and Pakeha from Tasman to Today (Auckland University Press, 2010). He has also contributed to a number of national and international scholarly journals and other publications. As a professional historian engaged in the Treaty of Waitangi claims process since 1993, he has researched widely on the historical relationship between M?ori and the Crown and has presented evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal on these issues on many occasions. He is currently a director of the Wellington-based research consultancy History Works.