An Unsettled History
An Unsettled History

Author: Alan Ward

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Published: 2015-12-21

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13: 1877242691

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An Unsettled History squarely confronts the issues arising from the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand today. Alan Ward writes lucidly about the Treaty claims process, about settlements made, and those to come. New Zealand’s short history unquestionably reveals a treaty made and then repeatedly breached. This is a compelling case – for fair and reasonable settlement, and for the rigorous continuation of the Treaty claims process through the Waitangi Tribunal. The impact of the past upon the present has rarely been analysed so clearly, or to such immediate purpose.

New Zealand and the Sea
New Zealand and the Sea

Author: Frances Steel

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 0947518711

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As a group of islands in the far south-west Pacific Ocean, New Zealand has a history that is steeped in the sea. Its people have encountered the sea in many different ways: along the coast, in port, on ships, beneath the waves, behind a camera, and in the realm of the imagination. While New Zealanders have continually altered their marine environments, the ocean, too, has influenced their lives. A multi-disciplinary work encompassing history, marine science, archaeology and visual culture, New Zealand and the Sea explores New Zealand’s varied relationship with the sea, challenging the conventional view that history unfolds on land. Leading and emerging scholars highlight the dynamic, ocean-centred history of these islands and their inhabitants, offering fascinating new perspectives on New Zealand’s pasts. ‘The ocean has profoundly shaped culture across this narrow archipelago . . . The meeting of land and sea is central in historical accounts of Polynesian discovery and colonisation; European exploratory voyaging; sealing, whaling and the littoral communities that supported these plural occupations; and the mass migrant passage from Britain.’ – Frances Steel

Fairness and Freedom
Fairness and Freedom

Author: David Hackett Fischer

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2012-02-10

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13: 0199832706

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From one of America's preeminent historians comes a magisterial study of the development of open societies focusing on the United States and New Zealand

The New Zealand Wars | Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa
The New Zealand Wars | Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa

Author: Vincent O'Malley

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1988587018

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The New Zealand Wars were a series of conflicts that profoundly shaped the course and direction of our nation’s history. Fought between the Crown and various groups of Māori between 1845 and 1872, the wars touched many aspects of life in nineteenth century New Zealand, even in those regions spared actual fighting. Physical remnants or reminders from these conflicts and their aftermath can be found all over the country, whether in central Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, or in more rural locations such as Te Pōrere or Te Awamutu. The wars are an integral part of the New Zealand story but we have not always cared to remember or acknowledge them. Today, however, interest in the wars is resurgent. Public figures are calling for the wars to be taught in all schools and a national day of commemoration was recently established. Following on from the best-selling The Great War for New Zealand, Vincent O'Malley's new book provides a highly accessible introduction to the causes, events and consequences of the New Zealand Wars. The text is supported by extensive full-colour illustrations as well as timelines, graphs and summary tables.

The History of a Riot
The History of a Riot

Author: Jared Davidson

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Published: 2021-08-11

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1990046061

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'Class lines between settlers and labourers had been drawn...What follows is a microhistory of collective revolt.' In 1843, the New Zealand Company settlement of Nelson was rocked by the revolt of its emigrant labourers. Over 70 gang-men and their wives collectively resisted their poor working conditions through petitions, strikes and, ultimately, violence. Yet this pivotal struggle went on to be obscured by stories of pioneering men and women 'made good'. The History of a Riot uncovers those at the heart of the revolt for the first time. Who were they? Where were they from? And how did their experience of protest before arriving in Nelson influence their struggle? By putting violence and class conflict at the centre, this fascinating microhistory upends the familiar image of colonial New Zealand.

Invisible
Invisible

Author: Jacqueline Leckie

Publisher: Massey University Press

Published: 2021-08-12

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0995146535

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Despite our mythology of benign race relations, Aotearoa New Zealand has a long history of underlying prejudice and racism. The experiences of Indian migrants and their descendants, either historically or today, are still poorly documented and most writing has focused on celebration and integration. Invisible speaks of survival and the real impacts racism has on the lives of Indian New Zealanders. It uncovers a story of exclusion that has rendered Kiwi-Indians invisible in the historical narratives of the nation.

The Great War for New Zealand
The Great War for New Zealand

Author: Vincent O'Malley

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Published: 2016-10-10

Total Pages: 881

ISBN-13: 192727754X

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Spanning nearly two centuries from first contact through to settlement and apology, ​this major work focuses on the human impact of the war in the Waikato, its origins and aftermath.

Histories, Power and Loss
Histories, Power and Loss

Author: Andrew Sharp

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Published: 2015-12-29

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1927131170

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From the 1970s onwards, Māori began a concerted effort to confront Pākehā with the wrongs done during the colonisation of New Zealand. They made highly contested claims for reparation of past wrongs and the restitution of their political power, putting history at the heart of their claims. This process of drawing on the past is examined by a wide range of writers, both Māori and Pākehā, and all highly respected thinkers in history, law and philosophy. Histories, Power and Loss offers an incisive analysis that is relevant to any country where political and legal relations between indigenous peoples and colonisers are being scrutinised.

History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific

Author: Donald Denoon

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 2000-11-27

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 9780631179627

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This book provides an arresting interpretation of the history of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific from the earliest settlements to the present. Usually viewed in isolation, these societies are covered here in a single account, in which the authors show how the peoples of the region constructed their own identities and influenced those of their neighbours. By broadening the focus to the regional level, this volume develops analyses - of economic, social and political history - which transcend national boundaries. The result is a compelling work which both describes the aspirations of European settlers and reveals how the dispossessed and marginalized indigenous peoples negotiated their own lives as best they could. The authors demonstrate that these stories are not separate but rather strands of a single history.