Pākehā slaves, Māori masters : the forgotten story of New Zealand's white slaves /

Bentley, Trevor,

Pākehā slaves, Māori masters : the forgotten story of New Zealand's white slaves / Forgotten story of New Zealand's white slaves Trevor Bentley. - 328 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm

First published in 2019 by New Holland. This edition by Kereru Books, Tauranga, NZ in 2024.

Includes bibliographical references.

"The books main focus is the Europeans who lived and sometimes died as slaves in tribal New Zealand between the 1790s and 1880s. It examines when, where, why and how Maori obtained these slaves and the types of Europeans seized. It explores the diverse slave roles performed by white slaves, their sale prices and the immediate and long term physical and psychological effects of their servitude."--UBIQ.

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Slavery--History--New Zealand--19th century.
Māori (New Zealand people)--History--19th century.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Social conditions--19th century.
Taurekareka.


New Zealand--Race relations--History--19th century.

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