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Moriori: A People Rediscovered

By Michael King

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Random House New Zealand
Year
2000
ISBN
9780143771289
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
7 MB (6905408 bytes)
Edition
2000 Revised Edition
Pages
222\0
Topic
History
Time added
2023-06-12 22:04:05

Description

This award-winning, trail-blazing book by Michael King restored the Moriori of the Chatham Islands to their rightful place in New Zealand, Pacific and world history. This revised edition contains material that has come to light since first publication. FOREWORD: by Maui Solomon INTRODUCTION PROLOGUE: 24 March 1933 CHAPTER ONE: Tchakat Moriori CHAPTER TWO: The Sun People CHAPTER THREE: The Gods Are Dead CHAPTER FOUR: The Maungahuka Experiment CHAPTER FIVE: European Settlement CHAPTER SIX: Moriori Voices CHAPTER SEVEN: Judgment CHAPTER EIGHT: Fog Before the Sun CHAPTER NINE: And Then There Was One? EPILOGUE: Renaissance APPENDICES 1. A Moriori vocabulary 2. A list of Moriori living in 1861 3. Moriori migration traditions SOURCE NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY FOOTNOTES

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