The Forgotten Wars

Name: The Forgotten Wars
Brand: Oratia Books
SKU: 9780947506834
Price: 12.99 EUR
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ISBN: 978-0-947-50683-4

de Ron Crosby (auteur)

Maison d'édition : Oratia Books

octobre 2020

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Distinguished author and lawyer Ron Crosby brilliantly rewrites his seminal The Musket Wars on a thematic basis, simplifying it to a concise work full of maps and illustrations for the general reader. Years of presentations to schools and groups is reflected in this dynamic new approach.Muskets, potatoes and other introductions fundamentally altered thebalance of power in 19th-century Aotearoa, leading to inter-iwi conflicts over almost 40 years that claimed tens of thousands of lives (killing, wounding or displacing up to half of the Māori population).This important work will further understanding of how the boom of muskets continues to echo in New Zealand today. And it needs to — the wars are still neglected by government and glossed over by other histories. The Forgotten Wars ensures these epic conflicts will be remembered.

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Ron Crosby (auteur)

Ron Crosby burst onto the New Zealand book scene in 1999 with his ground-breaking The Musket Wars (still in print through Oratia Books), and has followed that with a range of other titles including NZSAS: The First Fifty Years. Formerly a barrister specialising in resource management and iwi claims, Ron was appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal in 2011. He lives in Blenheim (see www.roncrosby.co.nz).

Auteur(s) : Ron Crosby