Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Outcasts of the gods? : the struggle over slavery in Maori New Zealand
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Auckland University Press
Place
Date
2015
Physical Description
ix, 406 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781869408305
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Chapter 1. By black and red together, the work is done
Chapter 2. Tapu and mana: losing and regaining
Chapter 3. The roles, status, and rights of Maori war captives
Chapter 4. The value of captives and the impact of muskets
Chapter 5. Dark Helens and aboriginal Messelinas
Chapter 6. Taking British liberty and freedom to Maori
Chapter 7. Plucking brands from the burning
Chapter 8. Breaking the spiritual bonds
Chapter 9. 'Offensive to the English in the next degree to man eating'?
Chapter 10. Enslaved by the British?
Chapter 11. The language of slavery.
Public Access Text
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-397) and index.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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