Tarara: Croats and Maori in New Zealand : Memory, Belonging, Identity"At the turn of the twentieth century, Croatians were migrating from Dalmatia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Maori, having become part of the British Empire, were losing much of their land. All were looking for work. They came together on the gumfields of the farnorth, digging up kauri gum resin for export." "Many of the Croatians settled and married - some to mail-order brides from home, others to local Maori women - and a unique community was born. Drawing on a range of sources, from official historical narratives on the kauri gum industry, to oral histories, novels, letters, newspaper articles, marriage certificates, and much more, Senka Bozic-Vrbancic examines Maori-Croatian relationships on the gumfields and beyond. This is a significant contribution to ideas about migration and displacement and an important discussion of the impact of different social models - colonialism, assimilation, biculturalism, and multiculturalism - on Maori and Croatian identity and memory. The book is illustrated with historical photographs."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Page 31
... shaped by the colonisers ' varying attempts to dominate the colonised . On the other , it was shaped by Maori resistance to and accommodation of the new regulations . The conditions of the transformation of Maori and European cultures ...
... shaped by the colonisers ' varying attempts to dominate the colonised . On the other , it was shaped by Maori resistance to and accommodation of the new regulations . The conditions of the transformation of Maori and European cultures ...
Page 81
... shaped and interpreted their own identity by actively responding to these images of themselves . In summary , the identity of Croats in New Zealand was constantly transformed through this dual process of representation and resistance ...
... shaped and interpreted their own identity by actively responding to these images of themselves . In summary , the identity of Croats in New Zealand was constantly transformed through this dual process of representation and resistance ...
Page 98
... shaped by these dislocations and the hope for a better future : Jakov wakes reluctantly , for a moment not recalling where he is . But the cold reality of the prickly sacking blankets and flattened mingi mingi mattress over hard slats ...
... shaped by these dislocations and the hope for a better future : Jakov wakes reluctantly , for a moment not recalling where he is . But the cold reality of the prickly sacking blankets and flattened mingi mingi mattress over hard slats ...
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