Koop Vandaag The Victorian Interpretation of Racial Conflict – James Belich

In The Victorian Interpretation of Racial Conflict James Belich shows that the legend of New Zealand race relations is not only flawed, it is inaccurate. He notes that typical stories “emphasize inevitability, minimize the importance of conflict and the Maori success in it, and present a pattern of nineteenth century race relations which is like a simple slope — short, straight, and for the Maori downwards.” Belich goes on to present a strong argument that this perspective is wrong and to show how Victoria…