The great war for New Zealand
Subtitle: Waikato 1800-2000
By: Vincent O'Malley
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Wellington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 688
ISBN-13: 9781927277577; 9781927277546; 9781927277553; 9781927277560
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Waikato War, N.Z., 1863-1865; Maori (New Zealand people); Government relations; Ngā Pakanga Whenua o Mua; Kōrero nehe; Whenua raupatu; History; Waikato War (New Zealand : 1863-1865) fast (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01169928
Description: "Spanning nearly two centuries from early contact between tangata whenua and the European newcomers through to settlement of the Waikato-Tainui claim and an apology from the New Zealand government, The Great War for New Zealand tells the story of a landmark conflict, it's origins and aftermath. At the centre of the book are the Tainui people and their history"--Inside jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1; title: Introduction: Owning our history -- -- 2; title: Remembering (and forgetting) the Waikato War -- -- PART ONE; title: BEFORE THE WAR -- -- 3; title: Early Waikato, 1800 -- 1852 -- -- 4; title: Settler Government and Māori Responses -- -- 5; title: The Kingitanga -- -- 6; title: War at Taranaki -- -- 7; title: Isolating Waikato -- -- 8; title: Governor Grey Returns -- -- 9; title: The Taranaki War Resumes -- -- 10; title: The Decision to Invade -- -- PART TWO; title: TE PAKANGA KI WAIKATO -- WAR IN WAIKATO -- -- 11; title: The Contending Forces -- -- 12; title: The Invasion Begins -- -- 13; title: The Battle for Rangiriri -- -- 14; title: peace Spurned (and Ngāruawāhia Occupied) -- -- 15; title: The War Spreads -- -- 16; title: Rangiaowhia and Hairini -- -- 17; title: Orākau and Beyond -- -- PART THREE; title: THE AFTERMATH -- -- 18; title: An Uneasy Peace -- -- 19; title: The Impacts of War -- -- 20; title: Confiscation Proposals -- -- 21; title: Legislating for confiscation -- -- 22; title: Raupatu on the ground -- -- 23; title: The Military Settlements -- -- 24; title: The Compensation Court -- -- 25; title: Lands for 'Landless Rebels' -- -- PART FOUR; title: THE LONG SEARCH FOR JUSTICE -- -- 26; title: Protests, Petitions and Appeals -- -- 27; title: Legal Challenges and Deputations -- -- 28; title: Political Negotiations -- -- 29; title: Towards a Settlement -- .