Whanganuilibrary.com
Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Pākehā settlements in a Māori world : New Zealand archaeology, 1769-1860 / Ian Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Bridget Williams Books, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 328 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780947492489
  • 0947492488
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DU420 .S59 2019
Summary: "Introducing general readers to New Zealand archaeology, Pākehā Settlements in a Māori World tells the story of the first European encounters with a new land. This is a fascinating approach to history through material culture, documenting a period of dramatic change in these South Pacific islands. From the scant physical signs of first contact - including the early Cook voyages the history is traced through the ephemeral habitations of ‘sojourning settlers’ to the settlements of missionaries and colonisers, and on to the towns and government establishments of the mid nineteenth century. While the focus is on Pākehā settlement, the encompassing Māori world is present throughout - as the story of cultural encounter emerges from the archaeology narrative. Glimpses of a country in the midst of turbulent change abound in this richly illustrated book. Based on impeccable scholarship, this is a wonderful overview of New Zealand archaeology in the period"-- Publisher information.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Heritage & Archives Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Heritage Collections Reference - not for loan 993.02 SMI Reference Only T00825886
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 993.02 SMI On hold T00825885 1
Total holds: 1

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Pakeha Settlements in a Maori World offers a vivid account of early European experience in these islands, through material evidence offered by the archaeological record. As European exploration in the 1770s gave way to sealing, whaling and timber-felling, Pakeha visitors first became sojourners in small, remote camps, then settlers scattered around the coast. Over time, mission stations were established, alongside farms, businesses and industries, and eventually towns and government centres. Through these decades a small but growing Pakeha population lived within and alongside a Maori world, often interacting closely. This phase drew to a close in the 1850s, as the numbers of Pakeha began to exceed the Maori population, and the wars of the 1860s brought brutal transformation to the emerging society and its economy. Archaeologist Ian Smith tells the story of adaptation, change and continuity as two vastly different cultures learned to inhabit the same country. From the scant physical signs of first contact to the wealth of detail about daily life in established settlements, archaeological evidence amplifies the historical narrative. Glimpses of a world in the midst of turbulent change abound in this richly illustrated book. As the visual narrative makes clear, archaeology brings history into the present, making the past visible in the landscape around us and enabling an understanding of complex histories in the places we inhabit.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Introducing general readers to New Zealand archaeology, Pākehā Settlements in a Māori World tells the story of the first European encounters with a new land. This is a fascinating approach to history through material culture, documenting a period of dramatic change in these South Pacific islands. From the scant physical signs of first contact - including the early Cook voyages the history is traced through the ephemeral habitations of ‘sojourning settlers’ to the settlements of missionaries and colonisers, and on to the towns and government establishments of the mid nineteenth century. While the focus is on Pākehā settlement, the encompassing Māori world is present throughout - as the story of cultural encounter emerges from the archaeology narrative. Glimpses of a country in the midst of turbulent change abound in this richly illustrated book. Based on impeccable scholarship, this is a wonderful overview of New Zealand archaeology in the period"-- Publisher information.

Powered by Koha