The Story of New Zealand 2 Volume Set
The Story of New Zealand 2 Volume Set
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USDArthur S. Thomson (1816–60) was a Scottish military surgeon and medical scientist who was posted to New Zealand in the late 1840s. During his eleven years in the country, settlement increased and British sovereignty over the colony was extended. Thomson felt that previous historical accounts of New Zealand all demonstrated a certain political, colonial or religious bias, and decided to write his own comprehensive history of the islands, which was published in 1859. Volume 1 deals with the physical geography and history of the islands, the culture and way of life of the Maoris, New Zealand's discovery by Europeans, and the introduction of Christianity. Volume 2 justifies the progress of British colonisation by arguing that it brings the benefits of 'civilisation' to the native people.
Product details
November 2011Multiple copy pack
9781108039550
770 pages
217 × 140 × 43 mm
1kg
18 b/w illus. 2 maps
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- Volume 1: Preface
- Part I. The Country and its Native Inhabitants:
- 1. Geography and natural history
- 2. Climate
- 3. Migration of the Aborigines to New Zealand
- 4. Physical form, disfigurations, language, mental faculties and characters of New Zealanders
- 5. Divisions among the people. Property. Laws
- 6. Mythology and superstitions
- 7. Customs in war. Cannibalism. Slavery
- 8. Food and husbandry
- 9. Literature
- 10. Domestic ceremonies and familiar usages
- 11. The diseases of the New Zealanders. Their causes and prevention
- Part II. History of the Discovery of New Zealand by Europeans:
- 1. From discovery of New Zealand until 1810
- 2. New Zealand from 1810 to 1838
- 3. Pioneers of civilisation
- 4. Introduction of Christianity. Volume 2: Part II continued. History of the Discovery of New Zealand by Europeans:
- 5. Commencement of colonisation, 1839 to 1842
- 6. New Zealand in 1842
- 7. Mr. Shortland's rule, September 1842 to October 1843
- 8. Governor Fitzroy's rule, December 1843 to November 1845
- 9. Governor Grey's rule, November 1845 to December 1853
- 10. Colonel Wynward's rule, January 1854 to September 1855
- 11. Governor Browne's rule, October 1855 to June 1859
- Part III. On the Decrease of the New Zealanders:
- 1. Are the New Zealanders decreasing in numbers?
- 2. Progress of civilisation among the New Zealanders, and means requisite to promote it
- 3. Hints to emigrants
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index.
