The Treaty of Waitangi

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Bridget Williams Books, Dec 21, 2015 - History - 356 pages
Since its publication in 1987, Claudia Orange’s book has become the standard guide to one of the key documents in New Zealand history, selling over 40,000 copies.

The complexities of the Treaty, which have done so much to shape New Zealand history for nearly 200 years, are thoughtfully explored as Orange examines the meanings the document has held for Māori and Pākehā.

A new introduction brings it up to date with all that has happened since, complementing the book’s lucid and well-researched exploration of how and why the Treaty was signed.
 

Contents

The British Crown and the Māori people
1
Māori sovereignty and its demise
12
The Treaty at Waitangi
24
Extending the Treaty
48
Early years of doubt and debate
77
Challenges to sovereignty and the Treaty
96
A matter of mana
115
A war of sovereignty
135
19751990
211
19902010
231
Appendices
248
Glossary
264
List of abbreviations
266
Endnotes
267
Bibliography
345
Index
368

The quest for lost rights
158
A struggle for autonomy
175
18901975
193
Original print edition cover
397
About the author
399
Copyright and publisher information
400

Other editions - View all

The Treaty of Waitangi
Claudia Orange
No preview available - 1987
The Treaty of Waitangi
Claudia Orange
No preview available - 2013

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About the author (2015)

Claudia Orange is the Practice Leader Research at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, having previously headed the museum’s History and Pacific Cultures section.

She was General Editor of the multi-volume, award-winning Dictionary of New Zealand Biography from 1990 to 2003. She was also Acting Chief Historian from 1997 to 2000 in the History Group of the Department of Internal Affairs, and then 2002–2003 was Senior Historian in Te Ara, the online Encyclopedia of New Zealand in the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

She has produced several works on the Treaty of Waitangi – from the award-winning Treaty of Waitangi (1987) to An Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi (2004). She has written widely on early New Zealand history and on twentieth century race relations, and was foundation chair of the National Oral History Association of New Zealand (NOHANZ).

Dr Claudia Orange was appointed the OBE in 1993, received the University of Auckland’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1997, and was awarded the honour of Distinguished Companion of the Order of New Zealand in 2009.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Treaty of Waitangi
AuthorClaudia Orange
PublisherBridget Williams Books, 2015
ISBN1877242489, 9781877242489
Length356 pages
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