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The southwest Pacific to 1900

by Grattan, C. Hartley
Series: The University of Michigan history of the modern world. Published by : University of Michigan Press (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Physical details: 558 p Year: 1963
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The area disclosed: the explorers --
The British foothold --
Search for a viable economy --
Toward continental occupation (1) --
Toward continental occupation (2) --
The pastoral economy --
A struggle for free government --
A transit of civilization --
New Zealand in Polynesia --
Toward British sovereignty in New Zealand --
The islands as no man's lands --
The islands enter world politics --
Quest into Antarctica --
The gold rush decade --
A new economic pattern --
A congeries of colonies --
Toward a continental commonwealth --
The Pakehas take New Zealand --
War and gold --
Progress and poverty --
King Dick's realm --
The partitioning of the islands (1) --
The partitioning of the islands (2) --
Era of limited interest.

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