Fatal Necessity, British Intervention in New Zealand 1830-1847 by Peter Adams.

Fatal Necessity, British Intervention in New Zealand 1830-1847 by Peter Adams.

Publisher: Auckland U. P. / Oxford U. P., 1977, First Edition. VERY SCARCE.

Very good hardback with jacket. No inscriptions, a little rubbing and compression to edges. Pages very good. Jacket is rubbed with chipping to edges. Spine is dulled down. 308 pages.

A detailed examination of the circumstances leading to British intervention and hence to the Treaty of Waitangi. Table of Contents: Part I - The Making of a British Colony 1830-1840 1 The New Zealand Frontier 2 The British Response to the Frontier 3 Pressures for Change 4 Colonial Office Policy-Making 5 The Annexation of New Zealand Part II - The Meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi 1840-1847 6 Land and Colonization 7 Law and Custom 8 The Obligations of Good Faith. 'It is hard to find a flaw in this lucid and acute analysis of the factors and pressures involved in the British takeover of this country . this clear-headed statement of cause and effect, motive and attitude . all backed by meticulous and exhaustive research, is a vital contribution to a realistic understanding of our political history and race relations.' Philip Temple, PEN International award judge 1978.

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