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Drawing on first-hand accounts, the author describes the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the Taranaki wars, and the war in Waitkato. He also records details of the lives and customs of the Maori people he was evangelising, and presents criticisms of both Protestantism and British Colonisation.
Indians have been present in New Zealand for over a hundred years, yet few New Zealanders would know their story. Who were these people, where did they come from, and what role have they played in the making of Aotearoa as it is in the twenty-first century? This book seeks to provide some answers.
Published to celebrate the centenary of its foundation, this book introduces and samples the Hocken Library's principal collections. It includes significant holdings of twentieth-century New Zealand art, early New Zealand manuscripts, maps and publications, early Australian manuscripts and many other items of great interest.
The Historical Dictionary of Sydney aims to provide both specialists and general interest readers with a scholarly reference to Sydney's rich and diverse history, as well as a general introduction to the city. It is intended for an international English-speaking audience.
Looks at civil and military unrest in Australasia from the earliest times of European colonisation to the riots at Cronulla in 2005 whose intensity and aftermath took Australia by surprise. This title examines many insurrections the Rum Rebellion, Vinegar Hill, Eureka that took place in the nineteenth century.
Tells the story of a Jewish community founded in one of the furthermost corners of the world. This book charts this community's history from its convict origins through the turmoil of the twentieth century which saw numerous waves of Jewish immigrants reach Australia's shores.
On 27 May, 1967 a remarkable event occurred. An overwhelming majority of electors voted in a national referendum to amend clauses of the Australian Constitution concerning Aboriginal people. This title explores the legal and political significance of the referendum and the long struggle by black and white Australians for constitutional change.
This book examines the relationship of the Australian colonies with Britain and Empire in the late nineteenth century.
This is a comprehensive investigation of the systematic denial of citizenship to indigenous Australians.
Explores the feelings of non-Aboriginal Australians as they articulate their sense of belonging to the land.