{"product_id":"old-new-zealand-a-tale-of-the-good-old-times-by-a-pakeha-maori-paperback-9781108039819","title":"Old New Zealand; A Tale of the Good Old Times by a Pakeha Maori (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108039819","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOld New Zealand\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Tale of the Good Old Times by a Pakeha Maori\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1863, this vivid account documents the traditional Maori way of life that was vanishing due to European influences.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrederick Edward Maning (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108039819, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e254 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published anonymously in 1863, this classic book recounts the experiences of Frederick Edward Maning (c.1811–83), an Anglo-Irish trader who emigrated to Tasmania with his family as a boy and later relocated to New Zealand. A self-styled 'Pakeha-Maori' ('Pakeha' is the Maori word for a white New Zealander), Maning acquired land and settled down with a Maori woman, occupying a tenuous position between the two cultures. Observing that the old Maori way of life was rapidly disappearing due to the increased European presence in New Zealand, Maning endeavoured to record Maori customs and material culture before all knowledge of them disappeared. Old New Zealand is a mixture of history, autobiography and anecdote, and the author insists all the incidents and people described are real. The language is informal, and the narrative vigorous and rapid, with lively dialogues and occasional Maori phrases. A glossary explains Maori words and concepts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introductory\u003cbr\u003e 2. The market price of a pakeha\u003cbr\u003e 3. A wrestling match\u003cbr\u003e 4. A little affair of 'flotsam and jetsam'\u003cbr\u003e 5. Every Englishman's house is his castle\u003cbr\u003e 6. How I kept house\u003cbr\u003e 7. Excitement caused by first contact with Europeans\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Muru falling into disuse\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Tapu Tohunga\u003cbr\u003e 10. The priest evokes a spirit\u003cbr\u003e 11. The local Tapu\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Tapa\u003cbr\u003e 13. 'My Rangatira'\u003cbr\u003e 14. Trading in the old times\u003cbr\u003e 15. Mana.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Australasian%20\u0026amp;%20Pacific%20history%20%5BHBJM%5D%22\"\u003eHBJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913323241752,"sku":"9781108039819","price":25.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108039819i_5a705579-cacb-457f-bbbe-9b712f5c2744.jpg?v=1696746420","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/old-new-zealand-a-tale-of-the-good-old-times-by-a-pakeha-maori-paperback-9781108039819","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}