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The secret lives of slaves: Berbice, 1819 to 1827
(University of Canterbury. History, 2002)
This thesis examines slavery in Berbice in the decades prior to emancipation in 1834 utilising a unique cache of slave testimony recorded during the period. The testimonies and evidence from the slaves of Berbice reveal a ...
The Pattimura Revolt of 1817 : Its causes, course and consequences
(University of Canterbury. History, 1984)
This thesis is concerned with the "Pattimura" Revolt which broke out at the end of the British Interregnum, in 1818, when the Moluccas were handed back to the Dutch.
The dissatisfaction that led to the revolt was in part ...
The evolution of socio-political cartoon satire in the New Zealand press during the 19th and early 20th centuries : Its role in justifying the alienation of Maori lands
(University of Canterbury. History, 1995)
This thesis examines the evolution of socio-political cartoon satire and how it came to be used as a weapon in the Pakeha media campaign to facilitate the total alienation of Maori land in New Zealand in the nineteenth ...
New Zealand Methodism and World War I : crisis in a liberal church
(University of Canterbury. History, 1983)
During World War I, New Zealand Methodism entered a crisis caused by two sets of problems, both of which reflected the numerical stagnation of the Church in the early twentieth century and the difficulty of communicating ...
Sentimental Literature as Social Criticism:Susan Warner, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Emma D.E.N. Southworth as Active Agents, Negotiating Change in the United States in the Mid-Nineteenth Century
(University of Canterbury. Humanities, 2013)
Detractors of sentimental literature argue that such novels are unoriginal and concerned primarily with emotions. Feminist scholars redeem the reputation of sentimental literature to an extent. At present, a multitude of ...
Silver, state and society : A monetary perspective on China's seventeenth century crisis
(University of Canterbury. History, 1986)
This thesis is an investigation of the extent and importance of China's dependence upon imported silver in the years leading up to the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644. The commercial expansion and fiscal reforms of the ...
Peacemaking through remaking: the international criminal tribunals and the political and social reconstruction of occupied Japan and Germany after 1945
(University of Canterbury. History, 2015)
This thesis analyses the processes through which the United States sought to influence the political and social reconstruction of occupied Japan and Germany in the aftermath of the Second World War. An important aspect of ...
Julius Haast: towards a new appreciation of his life and work
(University of Canterbury. History, 2007)
Little is known about Julius Haast's life prior to his arrival in New Zealand in 1858 at the age of 36. Without knowing something about his background, it is difficult to explain his life in New Zealand. This work pursues ...
A history of the Indian settlement in Christchurch
(University of Canterbury. History, 1979)
This study is concerned with the origins and consequent settlement of the Gujarati community in New Zealand, and, in particular, in Christchurch. Gujaratis are not the only Indians who have come to live in this country. ...
Across the Tasman: Narratives of New Zealand Migrants to and from Australia, 1965–95.
(University of Canterbury. Humanities, 2012)
New Zealanders are the second biggest migrant group in Australia. During the latter half of the twentieth century growing numbers of Kiwis crossed the Tasman in search of happiness, love, financial success, adventure, and ...
