Outcasts of the Gods?
eBook - ePub

Outcasts of the Gods?

The Struggle Over Slavery in Maori New Zealand

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Outcasts of the Gods?

The Struggle Over Slavery in Maori New Zealand

About this book

Was Maori 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 Maori society and how did that intersect with the perceptions of British colonists and the anti-slavery movement? A meticulously researched book, Outcasts of the Gods? looks closely at a huge variety of evidence to answer these questions, analyzing bondage and freedom in traditional Maori society; the role of economics and mana in shaping captivity; and how the arrival of colonists and new trade opportunities transformed Maori society and the place of captives within it.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: By black and red together, the work is done
  7. Chapter 2: Tapu and mana: losing and regaining
  8. Chapter 3: The roles, status, and rights of Māori war captives
  9. Chapter 4: The value of captives and the impact of muskets
  10. Chapter 5: Dark Helens and aboriginal Messelinas
  11. Chapter 6: Taking British liberty and freedom to Māori
  12. Chapter 7: Plucking brands from the burning
  13. Chapter 8: Breaking the spiritual bonds
  14. Chapter 9: ā€˜Offensive to the English in the next degree to man eating’?
  15. Chapter 10: Enslaved by the British?
  16. Chapter 11: The language of slavery
  17. Appendix
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index
  21. Plates
  22. Copyright