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Girl of New Zealand : colonial pptics in Aotearoa /

In this thoughtful book, Michelle Erai analyzes the historical foundations of negative attitudes toward indigenous Māori women in the eyes of colonial outsiders. Girl of New Zealand offers a nuanced insight into the way violence and colonial attitudes shaped the representation of Māori women and gir...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erai, Michelle (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2020]
Series:Critical issues in indigenous studies.
Subjects:
Women, Maori > Social conditions.
Women, Maori > Violence against.
Maori (New Zealand people) > History.
Maori (New Zealand people) in art.
HISTORY / Oceania.
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Summary:In this thoughtful book, Michelle Erai analyzes the historical foundations of negative attitudes toward indigenous Māori women in the eyes of colonial outsiders. Girl of New Zealand offers a nuanced insight into the way violence and colonial attitudes shaped the representation of Māori women and girls.
Physical Description:xii, 185 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816537020
081653702X