Maori Origins and Migrations [electronic resource] : The Genesis of Some Pakeha Myths and Legends

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sorrenson, M. P. K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maori (New Zealand people)--Migrations.

Maori (New Zealand people)--Origin.

Maori (New Zealand people)--Public opinion.

New Zealand--History.

Public opinion--Europe.

Local Subjects:

Maori (New Zealand people)--Migrations.

Maori (New Zealand people)--Origin.

Maori (New Zealand people)--Public opinion.

New Zealand--History.

Public opinion--Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Auckland University Press, 2013.

Summary:

Since Europeans first set foot in New Zealand they have speculated about where the Maori people came from, how they made their way to New Zealand and how they lived when they arrived here. Theories have abounded: some of them have hardened into accepted truth. The result has been an accumulation of Pakeha myths about Maori origins. The process of this mythmaking is the subject of Sorrenson's book: 'It is not an attempt to find an original or even a Pacific homeland for the Maori. I leave that task to the many others who are happily engaged on it.' But as a study of the development of ideas, th

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; 1. The Whence of the Maori; 2. The Coming of the Maori; 3. The Making of the Maori; 4. Conclusion; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-86940-704-0

OCLC:

863821771