‘How ignorant are Pākehā of their history? In his new collection of essays Richard Shaw is angry that people still do not realise that most of the land now in farms or cities across the country was acquired by settlers, not by inheritance or for a fair price but by conquest, confiscation or ripoff deals that promised Māori a goodly share — or at least a fair price — but which were never honoured.’
Philip Temple reviews Richard Shaw's latest book The Good Settler on Reading Room. You can read the rest of the review here.
