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Title: |
Te KÄ«ngitanga |
| Sub-title: |
The People of the MÄori King Movement |
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| By (author): |
Angela Ballara |
| ISBN10-13: |
1869402022 : 9781869402020 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
126 |
| Weight: |
.240 Kg. |
| Published: |
Auckland University Press - November 1996 |
| List Price: |
24.99 Pounds Sterling |
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In Stock
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| Te KÄ"ngitanga documents the struggle with colonial authority, the confiscation of over a million acres, the establishment of aukati (the Kingā s boundary), the period of self-imposed isolation in which the principles of the kingdom were developed, the refusal to compromise, and the efforts to regain what was lost. This history also records the resurgence of the movement in the twentieth century. To MÄ ori followers in the nineteenth century, the King movement represented a sacred pact between the king and subjects; it established territories over which the Kingā s writ would run; it was the guardian of its subjectsā lands and the repository of mana for the MÄ ori people. It was the MÄ ori kingdom of Aotearoa. To PÄ kehÄ , it was a land league to shut out settlement, a treacherous rebellion against Queen Victoria, and a dissident attempt at self-government. Some observers wrote it off as a failure even when it had barely begun. A hundred years later it was still a vigorous force in New Zealand society; more than 140 years later the King movement combines the non-negotiable principles of mana MÄ ori with the leadership of its people. Itā s achievements are recorded and celebrated in this book. These biographies from the first three volumes of The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography are introduced by a brief history of the King movement by Angela Ballara. The first imprint of Te KÄ"ngitanga was produced with the support of Te Arikinui Dame Te Ä tairangikaahu, Sir Robert Te Kotahi Mahuta and the Tainui MÄ ori Trust Board. |
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