{"product_id":"maori-history-of-new-zealand-c-r-ashbury-9798193738923","title":"Maori History of New Zealand: Origins, Traditions, Conflict, Resilience, and Cultural Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore European settlement, Polynesian voyagers reached Aotearoa, where Māori communities developed distinctive social structures, oral histories, whakapapa, arts, beliefs, and ways of life shaped by the islands they called home. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaori History of New Zealand explores this remarkable story from early settlement and tribal society through European contact, the Treaty of Waitangi, colonial expansion, warfare, social transformation, and cultural revival. The Treaty was first signed in 1840, while later disputes over land and authority profoundly affected Māori communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Polynesian voyages and settlement of Aotearoa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIwi, whakapapa, community life, beliefs, carving, and traditional practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Treaty of Waitangi and its lasting significance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColonial expansion, resistance, land struggles, and the New Zealand Wars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe decline and revival of te reo Māori, including modern revitalization efforts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe enduring identity and influence of Māori communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for general readers, students, travelers, ancestry researchers, and anyone fascinated by Indigenous peoples and Pacific history, this accessible guide brings the major themes together without overwhelming detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover the people, struggles, traditions, and transformations behind one of the Pacific's most compelling stories.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. R. Ashbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798193738923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"C. R. Ashbury","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546636751103,"sku":"9798193738923","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maori-history-of-new-zealand-c-r-ashbury-9798193738923","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}