Judith Binney (1940–2011)

A phenomenal, comprehensive account of the prophetic founder of the maori religio-political movement - and arguably cargo cult - Ringatu. this work is a tour de force.

"Tangata Whenua portrays the sweep of Māori history from Pacific origins to the twenty-first century. Through narrative and images, it offers an overview of the past, grounded in specific localities and histories. The story begins with the migration of ancestral peoples out of South China, some 5,000 years ago. Moving through the Pacific, these early voyagers arrived in Aotearoa early in the second millennium AD, establishing themselves as tangata whenua in the place that would become New show more Zealand. By the nineteenth century, another wave of settlers brought new technology, ideas and trading opportunities ? and a struggle for control of the land. Survival and resilience shape the history as it extends into the twentieth century, through two world wars, the growth of an urban culture, rising protest, and Treaty settlements. Today, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Māori are drawing on both international connections and their ancestral place in Aotearoa."--Publisher information.

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