Renowned author Claudia Orange, researcher, historian. The first comprehensive study of The Treaty, dealing with its place in NZ history from its making to the present day (1987, when book was published). It covers the substantial differences between the English and Maori texts, the debate over interpretation of land rights,actions of settler governments to circumvent treaty guarantees, wars of sovereignty in the 1860s, and the longstanding struggle of Maori. ISBN 0 86861 427 0 (softcover) Publishers: Allen and Unwin, Port Nicholson Press, 1987 Tidy condition. Previous owners name printed on first page.