Wellington: Allen & Unwin New Zealand, Date: 1990. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 156 pages, b/w illustrations, maps. Old name on front endpaper. . 1990. Allen & Unwin New Zealand ISBN 0044421699 9780044421696 [NZ]

ISBN10: 0044421699, ISBN13: 9780044421696, [publisher: Allen & Unwin New Zealand] Softcover Covers & Spine: front and back showing light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, only minor wear at edges and corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, only marking is name of previous owner top of opening page otherwise clean throughout. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.
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ISBN10: 0044421699, ISBN13: 9780044421696, [publisher: Wellington, N.Z. : Allen & Unwin] Softcover ix, 156 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 28 cm Contents: Previous ed.: Allen & Unwin, 1990.-Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-335) and index.-An independent land : New Zealand to 1840 -- The Treaty of Waitangi, 1840 -- A matter of mana : 1840-1870 -- Colonial power and Maori rights : 1870-1900 -- Intro the Twentieth Century : 1900 to 1975 -- New departures : 1975-1987 -- The roller-coaster years : 1987-1990 -- A decade of claims : the 1990s -- Intro the Twenty-first Century.-"Contemporary New Zealand is being shaped by the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 by over five hundred Maori chiefs and representatives of the British Crown. Few subjects in recent years have created as much debate as this document." "An Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi begins before the signing, and tells the story of the Treaty to the present day. The history is one of two peoples meeting, of encounters and negotiations, agreements made and broken, laws, claims and protests, as Maori and Pakeha seek ways of living together in New Zealand." "Claudia Orange is an acknowledged authority on the Treaty of Waitangi, who brings to this book years of research. The history is clear and informative; the recent decades are summarised with a crisp analysis. Photographs, maps, drawings and paintings bring the story to life, and lists ...