Twisting the Treaty: A Tribal Grab for Wealth and Power

Langue : anglais

Edité par Tross Publishing, Christchurch, 2013

1872970338 / 9781872970332

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361 pages. This is probably the most important book published in recent times as it show s how in 27 years the Treaty of Waitangi has been reinterpreted, the partnership myth created, tribal corporations set up, public assets transferred to those co rporations which are now on the brink of securing a special place in a new, trea ty based, written constitution. The treaty was Britain's reluctant response to p leas by Maori chiefs to rescue the tribes from a culture of cannibalism, slavery and inter-tribal warfare that had wiped out about a third of their race by 1840 . The treaty was a simple and straightforward agreement by which the chiefs agre ed to pass the sovereignty of New Zealand to Queen Victoria in return for protec tion and rights as British subjects as well as being guaranteed possession of wh atever lands they were currently holding by long use, conquest or otherwise. By the treaty every Maori, including the slaves, gained a prize unheard of for nati ve people at that time: full and equal citizenship of the world's largest and mo st benign empire. In recent years a cadre of self-interested politicians, bureau crats, judges, lawyers, academics, journalists and tribal leaders have been feed ing the public a fake history (wicked colonialists and noble chiefs), including a false version of the treaty, so as to feed the ever growing grievance industry and line the pockets of corporate iwi, which has amassed $36.9 billion of asset s while paying less tax than others or, more often, no tax at all. Claims to cul ture, radio waves, petroleum and the like, let alone partnership with the Crown and even sovereignty itself, are modern creations not mentioned in the treaty. T his book, written by six concerned and well-qualified New Zealanders, exposes th.

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Titre
Twisting the Treaty: A Tribal Grab for Wealth and Power
Auteur
John Robinson, Bruce Moon et al
Éditeur
Tross Publishing, Christchurch
Année de publication
2013
État de l'article
Very Good
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1872970338
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781872970332
Dimensions
21.0cm x 15.0cm
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