Evangelical missionary societies have been associated with the
processes of colonisation throughout the globe, from India to
Africa and into the Pacific. In late 18th-century Britain, the
Church Missionary Society for Africa and the East (CMS) began its
missionary ventures, and in the first decade of the 19th-century,
sent three of its members to New South Wales, Australia, and then
on to New Zealand, an unknown, little-explored part of the
world.
Across the globe, a common material culture travelled with its
evangelizing (and later colonizing) settlers, with artefacts
appearing as cultural markers from Cape Town in South Africa, to
Tasmania in Australia and the even more remote Bay of Islands in
New Zealand. After missionization, colonization occurred.
Additionally, common themes of interaction with indigenous peoples,
household economy, the development of commerce, and social and
gender relations also played out in these communities.
This work is unique in that it provides the first archaeological
examination of a New Zealand mission station, and as such, makes an
important contribution to New Zealand historical archaeology and
history. It also situates the case study in a global context,
making a significant contribution to the international field of
mission archaeology. It informs a wider audience about the
processes of colonization and culture contact in New Zealand, along
with the details of the material culture of the country's first
European settlers, providing a point of comparison with other
outposts of British colonization.
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology |
Release date: |
December 2010 |
First published: |
2008 |
Authors: |
Angela Middleton
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
276 |
Edition: |
2008 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4419-2659-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
Archaeology by period / region >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4419-2659-3 |
Barcode: |
9781441926593 |
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