Beyond Betrayal: Trouble in the Promised Land
(Penguin, 2013).
The long awaited sequel to Bible &Treaty taking readers deeper into New Zealand's formative history putting the spiritual back where it belongs as pivotal to understanding the past and the future of the nation.
Beyond Betrayal recaps the journey from first contact with the missionaries and attempts to unpack the roots of the sense of betrayal that occurred after 26-years of strong relationship building.
This important book distills the torrid years from the Treaty of Waitangi to the land wars, to the rise of the Maori prophets, the invasion of Parihaka through to the 1930s.
Beyond Betrayal delves into New Zealand's pioneering history, and asks why such promising partnerships descended into decades of distrust.
After the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, a succession of governors resisted missionary advice, despite their local
knowledge and peacemaking skills, and influenced a raft of misunderstandings that provoked violent outbreaks across the country.
The rise of Maori prophetic movements, and an intense desire for Maori to have a unified political voice, saw allegiances split between those supporting the government and those frustrated at failed Treaty promises.
The pressure to surrender tribal lands had the same impact - a shattered economy and a dispossessed people.
This thrilling follow-up to Keith Newman's bestselling Bible & Treaty, looks behind the events that led to the first Maori land protests, and follows the unfolding drama through the stories of the early missionaries and
Maori heroes of the faith.
These dramatic and heartrending tales of injustice, sacrifice and redemption form an important and often misunderstood backdrop to the wider New Zealand story - one of the most turbulent periods in our history, told with skill, sensitivity and heart.
Signed copies of Beyond Betrayal available direct from the authour
Contact [email protected]
Follow Bible & Treaty on Facebook
Beyond Betrayal recaps the journey from first contact with the missionaries and attempts to unpack the roots of the sense of betrayal that occurred after 26-years of strong relationship building.
This important book distills the torrid years from the Treaty of Waitangi to the land wars, to the rise of the Maori prophets, the invasion of Parihaka through to the 1930s.
Beyond Betrayal delves into New Zealand's pioneering history, and asks why such promising partnerships descended into decades of distrust.
After the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, a succession of governors resisted missionary advice, despite their local
knowledge and peacemaking skills, and influenced a raft of misunderstandings that provoked violent outbreaks across the country.
The rise of Maori prophetic movements, and an intense desire for Maori to have a unified political voice, saw allegiances split between those supporting the government and those frustrated at failed Treaty promises.
The pressure to surrender tribal lands had the same impact - a shattered economy and a dispossessed people.
This thrilling follow-up to Keith Newman's bestselling Bible & Treaty, looks behind the events that led to the first Maori land protests, and follows the unfolding drama through the stories of the early missionaries and
Maori heroes of the faith.
These dramatic and heartrending tales of injustice, sacrifice and redemption form an important and often misunderstood backdrop to the wider New Zealand story - one of the most turbulent periods in our history, told with skill, sensitivity and heart.
Signed copies of Beyond Betrayal available direct from the authour
Contact [email protected]
Follow Bible & Treaty on Facebook
