Chiefs of Industry
Maori Tribal Enterprise in Early Colonial New Zealand
Nonfiction, History, Australia & Oceania
| Author: | Hazel Petrie | ISBN: | 9781775580409 |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press | Publication: | April 1, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hazel Petrie |
| ISBN: | 9781775580409 |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press |
| Publication: | April 1, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press |
| Language: | English |
Drawing on a wide range of sources in both English and Maori, this study explores the entrepreneurial activity of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori in the early colonial period. Focusing on the two industries-coastal shipping and flourmilling-where Maori were spectacularly successful in the 1840s and 1850s, this title examines how such a society was able to develop capital-intensive investments and harness tribal ownership quickly and effectively to render commercial advantages. A discussion of the sudden decline in the golden age” of Maori enterprise-from changing market conditions, to land alienation-is also included.
Drawing on a wide range of sources in both English and Maori, this study explores the entrepreneurial activity of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori in the early colonial period. Focusing on the two industries-coastal shipping and flourmilling-where Maori were spectacularly successful in the 1840s and 1850s, this title examines how such a society was able to develop capital-intensive investments and harness tribal ownership quickly and effectively to render commercial advantages. A discussion of the sudden decline in the golden age” of Maori enterprise-from changing market conditions, to land alienation-is also included.
