Outcasts of the Gods? : The Struggle over Slavery in Māori New Zealand. / Hazel Petrie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petrie, Hazel, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--New Zealand--History.

Slavery.

Māori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs--18th century.

Māori (New Zealand people).

Māori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs--19th century.

Māori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs.

History.

New Zealand.

New Zealand Region.

Genre:

History.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 406 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2015.

Summary:

"Was Māori slavery 'just like' the experience of Africans in the Americas and were British missionaries or colonial administrators responsible for ending the practice? What was the nature of freedom and unfreedom in Māori society and how did that intersect with the perceptions of British colonists and the anti-slavery movement? Looks closely at a huge variety of evidence to answer these questions, analysing bondage and freedom in traditional Māori society; the role of economics and mana in shaping captivity; and how the arrival of colonists and new trade opportunities transformed Māori society and the place of captives within it"--Publisher information.

Contents:

By black and red together, the work is done

Tapu and mana: losing and regaining

The roles, status, and rights of Māori war captives

The value of captives and the impact of muskets

Dark Helens and aboriginal Messelinas

Taking British liberty and freedom to Māori

Plucking brands from the burning

Breaking the spiritual bonds

'Offensive to the English in the next degree to man eating'?

Enslaved by the British?

The language of slavery.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references (pages 384-397) and index.

ISBN:

9781869408305

1869408306

OCLC:

915489563