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Byrnes, Giselle,

The Waitangi Tribunal and New Zealand history / Giselle Byrnes. - ix, 222 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and index.

Introduction - past the last post? -- Opening Pandora's box - the process and the players -- Truth, time, and objectivity - tensions between law and history in tribunal narratives -- 'Fatal impact' and the paradox of 'Maori agency' -- Claims on the past - tribunal history as 'liberation history' -- Conclusion - fracturing the national story?. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

ISBN: 0195584341 9780195584349

Subjects--Corporate Names:
New Zealand. Waitangi Tribunal

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Māori (New Zealand people)--Government relations
Māori (New Zealand people)--Politics and government
Māori (New Zealand people)--Claims
Tōrangapū
Kāwanatanga
Kōrero nehe.
Whakatau take

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--History.

Dewey Class. No.: 993