Fatal necessity : British intervention in New Zealand, 1830-1847 / Peter Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Peter, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Treaty of Waitangi (1840 February 6).

Treaty of Waitangi.

New Zealand--History--To 1840.

New Zealand.

New Zealand--History--1840-1876.

Great Britain--Colonies--Administration--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 p.)

Place of Publication:

Wellington, New Zealand : Bridget Williams Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A detailed examination of the circumstances leading to British intervention and hence to the Treaty of Waitangi, <i>Fatal Necessity</i> was first published in 1977. Now re-issued as an e-book, this key text in Treaty studies emphasises that the dual aim of British policy was to protect both settlers and Maori; the reality, however, proved very different.

Contents:

Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Making of a British Colony 1830-1840

The New Zealand Frontier

The British Response to the Frontier

Pressures for Change

Colonial Office Policy-Making

The Annexation of New Zealand

The Meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi 1840-1847

Land and Colonization

Law and Custom

The Obligations of Good Faith

Appendixes

References

Chapter 1 to 8 notes

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 2, 2014).

ISBN:

1-927277-21-3

OCLC:

889675304