History, law and land : the languages of native policy in New Zealand's general assemby, 1858-62 : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorCarpenter, Samuel D.
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-11T01:46:48Z
dc.date.availableNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.date.available2009-05-11T01:46:48Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the languages of Native policy in New Zealand’s General Assembly from 1858 to 1862. It argues, aligning with the scholarship of Peter Mandler and Duncan Bell, that a stadial discourse, which understood history as a progression from savage or barbarian states to those of civility, was the main paradigm in this period. Other discourses have received attention in New Zealand historiography, namely Locke and Vattel’s labour theory of land and Wakefield’s theory of systematic colonization; but some traditions have not been closely examined, including mid-Victorian Saxonism, the Burkean common law tradition, and the French discourse concerning national character. This thesis seeks to delineate these intellectual contexts that were both European and British, with reference to Imperial and colonial contexts. The thesis comprises a close reading of parliamentary addresses by C. W. Richmond, J. E. FitzGerald and Henry Sewell.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/841
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectNative policyen_US
dc.subjectHistoryen_US
dc.subjectNew Zealand General Assemblyen_US
dc.subjectDiscourseen_US
dc.subjectC.W. Richmonden_US
dc.subjectJ.E. FitzGeralden_US
dc.subjectHenry Sewellen_US
dc.subject.otherFields of Research::430000 History and Archaeology::430100 Historical Studies::430101 History: New Zealanden_US
dc.titleHistory, law and land : the languages of native policy in New Zealand's general assemby, 1858-62 : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorCarpenter, Samuel D.
thesis.degree.disciplineHistoryen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
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