Colonising New Zealand: A Reappraisal

Colonising New Zealand offers a new perspective on Britain's colonization of New Zealand, challenging moral judgments and investigating motives. It explores the organic imperial ecosystem model to understand why the colonial system functioned as it did, revealing the Prime Mover of all colonization. This work profoundly changes the interpretation of New Zealand's colonization and provides a framework for reassessing imperialism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Colonizing New Zealand presents a groundbreaking perspective on the foundation and progression of Britain's colonization of New Zealand. It begins by addressing the challenges stemming from subjective and ever-changing moral judgments about colonization and explores the potential for comprehending colonization beyond the confines of moral considerations.

The book then delves into the motivations behind Britain's imperial expansion, both in a global context and in relation to New Zealand. By employing the model of an organic imperial ecosystem, it examines the primary cause of all colonization and sheds light on why the various components of the colonial system operated as they did.

It is important to note that Britain's imperial system did not arise spontaneously, and therefore, the notion of the Empire emerging from a supra-system is assessed. This analysis leads to an exploration of the idea of equilibrium-achievement as the driving force behind all colonization, which is evident in New Zealand's experience from the late eighteenth century.

This groundbreaking work significantly alters our understanding of New Zealand's colonization and offers a framework for reevaluating all forms of imperialism.

Weight: 530g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367534295