{"product_id":"outcasts-of-the-gods-hazel-petrie-9781869408305","title":"Outcasts of the Gods?: The Struggle Over Slavery in Maaori New Zealand.","description":"'Us Maoris used to practice slavery just like them poor Negroes had to endure in America . . .' says Beth Heke in\u003ci\u003e Once Were Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e. 'Oh those evil colonials who destroyed Maori culture by ending slavery and cannibalism while increasing the life expectancy, ' wrote one sarcastic blogger. So was Maori slavery 'just like' the experience of Africans in the Americas and were British missionaries or colonial administrators responsible for ending the practice? What was the nature of freedom and unfreedom in Maori society and how did that intersect with the perceptions of British colonists and the anti-slavery movement? A meticulously researched book, \u003ci\u003eOutcasts of the Gods?\u003c\/i\u003e looks closely at a huge variety of evidence to answer these questions, analyzing bondage and freedom in traditional Maori society; the role of economics and mana in shaping captivity; and how the arrival of colonists and new trade opportunities transformed Maori society and the place of captives within it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hazel Petrie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1869408306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781869408305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Auckland University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.50w x 1.30d","brand":"Hazel Petrie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065868005631,"sku":"9781869408305","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e65e9946-3d97-4683-a837-17bee7659b7f.jpg?v=1768677758","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/outcasts-of-the-gods-hazel-petrie-9781869408305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}