{"product_id":"the-maori-king-by-j-e-gorst","title":"THE MAORI KING by J.E. Gorst","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE MAORI KING\u003cbr\u003eby J. E. Gorst\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 1854, reprinted Oxford University Press 1959\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 150 w x 225 h x 30 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 284\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2609\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eA powerful primary source and eyewitness account of the events leading up to the Invasion of the Waikato in 1863.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book tracks the mid-19th-century origins of the Kīngitanga (the Māori King Movement), established in the 1850s to unify Māori tribes, halt the widespread loss of land to European settlers, and establish a framework for indigenous self-governance. Gorst profiles pivotal early figures like Pōtatau Te Wherowhero (the first Māori King) and the master political strategist Wiremu Tamihana (known as the Kingmaker).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGorst arrived in the Waikato in 1860 as a magistrate and Civil Commissioner. Governor George Grey tasked him with establishing a state-backed school, court, and a Māori-language newspaper (Te Pihoihoi Mokemoke) to counter the Kīngitanga’s independent press (Te Hokioi). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images, drawings and map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with only wear\/damaged jacket, faint marks on end papers, page as new. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56201137062180,"sku":"A5\/2609\/UXXX","price":124.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3924077590932653198.jpg?v=1788513296","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-maori-king-by-j-e-gorst","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}