The Story of New Zealand

Past and Present, Savage and Civilized

By:

Arthur S. Thomson

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania

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Arthur S. Thomson (1816–60) was a Scottish military surgeon and medical scientist who was posted to New Zealand in the late 1840s. During his eleven years in the country, settlement increased and British sovereignty over the colony was extended. Thomson felt that previous historical accounts of New Zealand all demonstrated a certain political, colonial or religious bias, and decided to write his own comprehensive history of the islands, which was published in 1859. Volume 1 begins with a focus on the geography and climate of New Zealand. Thomson then describes the physical appearance of the New Zealanders, their way of life, their culture, their property laws and the origin of their (now abandoned) cannibalism. Next he describes the history of discovery and settlement by Europeans, who brought 'true civilisation' to the islands. Thomson gives especial credit to the Christian missionaries for having introduced progress and enlightenment.

Release date Australia

November 24th, 2011

Author

Arthur S. Thomson

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

6 Plates, black and white; 2 Maps; 1 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

366

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania

Dimensions

140x216x21

ISBN-13

9781108039536

Product ID

19011072

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