Chiefs of industry : Māori Tribal Enterprise in Early Colonial New Zealand.

Drawing on a wide range of sources in both English and Maori, this study explores the entrepreneurial activity of New Zealand's indigenous Maori in the early colonial period. Focusing on the two industries?coastal shipping and flourmilling?where Maori were spectacularly successful in the 1840s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Petrie, Hazel, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Māori (New Zealand people) > Commerce > History > 19th century.
Māori (New Zealand people) > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Shipping > New Zealand > History > 19th century.
Flour industry > New Zealand > History > 19th century.
Business enterprises > New Zealand > History > 19th century.
Maoris > Commerce > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Maoris > Conditions économiques > 19e siècle.
Meunerie > Nouvelle-Zélande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
Business enterprises
Commerce
Flour industry
Māori (New Zealand people) > Commerce
Māori (New Zealand people) > Economic conditions
Shipping
Wirtschaftliche Lage
Unternehmen
Management
Tauhokohoko.
Kōrero nehe.
New Zealand > Commerce > History > 19th century.
New Zealand > History > 1840-1876.
Nouvelle-Zélande > Histoire > 1840-1876.
New Zealand
Neuseeland
Maori.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Drawing on a wide range of sources in both English and Maori, this study explores the entrepreneurial activity of New Zealand's indigenous Maori in the early colonial period. Focusing on the two industries?coastal shipping and flourmilling?where Maori were spectacularly successful in the 1840s and 1850s, this title examines how such a society was able to develop capital-intensive investments and harness tribal ownership quickly and effectively to render commercial advantages. A discussion of the sudden decline in the?golden age" of Maori enterprise?from changing market conditio
Physical Description:1 online resource (624 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-290) and index.
ISBN:9781775580409
1775580407

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