Cambridge Library Collection-History of Oceania Ser.: Treaty of Waitangi : How New Zealand Became a British Colony by T. Lindsay Buick (2011, Trade Paperback)

Cambridge University Press

1108039960

9781108039963

111043999

470 Pages

Treaty of Waitangi : How New Zealand Became a British Colony

English

2011

World / Australian & Oceanian, Australia & New Zealand

Textbook

Political Science, History

T. Lindsay Buick

Cambridge Library Collection-History of Oceania Ser.

Trade Paperback

1.1 in

20.8 Oz

8.5 in

5.5 in

Scholarly & Professional

The

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Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Note of acknowledgement; 1. In the beginning; 2. Seeking a way; 3. Finding a way; 4. The Maori Magna Carta; 5. In search of signatures; 6. The treaty; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Written by prominent historian Thomas Lindsay Buick, this 1914 book relates the circumstances under which New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi was created in 1840. Signed by British officials and Maori chiefs, this controversial document ceded New Zealand to the British Empire. This second, revised edition was published in 1933., Thomas Lindsay Buick (1865 1938) became interested in New Zealand history while working as a political journalist in Wellington, and became an influential figure in the field. He went on to write twelve books and numerous pamphlets on the early history of the country and was elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1914. In this book Buick recounts the events leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi, the controversial document signed by British officials and Maori chiefs which ceded New Zealand to the British Empire in 1840. Buick claims that the need for a formal handover of authority to Britain arose from the rowdy misdeeds of sealers, whalers, and escaped convicts from Australia, who needed to be kept in check. The work was first published in 1914; the revised edition reissued here appeared in 1933, and a third edition was published in 1936.", Thomas Lindsay Buick (1865-1938) became interested in New Zealand history while working as a political journalist in Wellington, and became an influential figure in the field. He went on to write twelve books and numerous pamphlets on the early history of the country and was elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1914. In this book Buick recounts the events leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi, the controversial document signed by British officials and Maori chiefs which ceded New Zealand to the British Empire in 1840. Buick claims that the need for a formal handover of authority to Britain arose from the rowdy misdeeds of sealers, whalers, and escaped convicts from Australia, who needed to be kept in check. The work was first published in 1914; the revised edition reissued here appeared in 1933, and a third edition was published in 1936.