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1 online resource (xvi, 345 pages) : maps, digital file. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Anthropological horizons
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Anthropological horizons.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"Indigenous peoples around the world have been involved in struggles for decolonization, self-determination, and recognition of their rights, and the Māori of Aotearoa-New Zealand are no exception. Now that nearly 85% of the Māori population have their main place of residence in urban centres, cities have become important sites of affirmation and struggle. Grounded in an ethnography of everyday life in the city of Auckland, Being Māori in the City is an investigation of what being Māori means today. |
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One of the first ethnographic studies of Māori urbanization since the 1970s, this book is based on almost two years of fieldwork, living with Māori families, and more than 250 hours of interviews. In contrast with studies that have focused on indigenous elites and official groups and organizations, Being Māori in the City shines a light on the lives of ordinary individuals and families. Using this approach, Natacha Gagneþ adroitly underlines how indigenous ways of being are maintained and even strengthened through change and openness to the larger society. |
Contents |
Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Language -- Introduction: Māori "Sitting at the Table" -- 1 An Overview of Māori and New Zealand History -- 2 Māori Lives in Auckland -- 3 The Marae: A Symbol of Continuity -- 4 Ways of Life in a Māori House -- 5 The Whānau, Past and Present -- 6 A Practical Universe of Meanings -- 7 At the Heart of a Politics of Differentiation -- Conclusion: Interconnected Places and Autonomous Spaces -- Appendix: Profiles of Interviewees -- Glossary. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
Includes some text in Maori language. |
Subject |
Māori (New Zealand people) -- New Zealand -- Auckland.
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Māori (New Zealand people) |
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New Zealand -- Auckland. |
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Urban Indigenous peoples -- New Zealand -- Auckland.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General. |
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Urban Indigenous peoples. |
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HISTORY -- Australia & New Zealand. |
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Whānau. |
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Tikanga. |
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Noho-ā-iwi. |
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Āhuatanga pāpori. |
Other Form: |
Print version: Gagné, Natacha. Being Maori in the City : Indigenous Everyday Life in Auckland. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2000 9781442645929 |
ISBN |
9781442663985 (electronic book) |
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1442663987 (electronic book) |
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9781442663992 (electronic book) |
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1442663995 (electronic book) |
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9781442645929 (bound ; alkaline paper) |
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144264592X (bound ; alkaline paper) |
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9781442614130 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1442614137 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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