{"product_id":"9780143018896","title":"Taua","description":"Author: Ballara, Angela\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143018896\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin NZ\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 06 Oct 2003\u003cbr\u003ePages: 544 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn incisive and original study of Maori warfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Maori tribes obtained muskets in the early 1820s, the inter-tribal warfare which broke out resulted in major massacres and thousands of deaths. The Ngapuhi tribe of the far north, under the legendary Hongi Hika, swept away all before it, conquering tribes as far south as the Bay of Plenty. The 'musket wars' rewrote the Maori landscape, changing traditional regional power balances and depopulating whole areas of the country. As a result, when Europeans arrived, they met not healthy tribes, but often weakened local groups or even deserted landscapes. This study of Maori warfare asks, \u003ci\u003eWhat is a musket war? Were many of them simply traditional tribal encounters? And what was happening in Maori society at the time?\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67468662505630,"sku":"UBD-9780143018896","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143018896.jpg?v=1790951628","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143018896","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}