The Origins of an Experimental Society by Erik Olssen (Hardback Book)

Name: The Origins of an Experimental Society by Erik Olssen (Hardback Book)
Brand: Auckland University Press

Auckland University Press

In this major work, one of our leading historians offers a new account of the origins of New Zealand: how P\u0101keh\u0101 settlers \u2013 nurtured on Enlightenment thought and evangelical humanitarianism \u2013 encountered M\u0101ori, and how the two peoples together developed a distinctively experimental society.\nWith James Cook\u2019s arrival in 1769 and the subsequent colonisation, New Zealand became one of the few post-Enlightenment experiments in creating a new nation anywhere in the world. The Europeans who settled these islands brought with them a belief in the power of reason and experience to improve peoples and societies. Encounters between M\u0101ori and these new arrivals profoundly shaped the thoughts and behaviours of both peoples.\nOlssen argues that the people who settled New Zealand planned two experiments\n\nThe Origins of an Experimental Society\nNew Zealand, 1769-1860\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using;