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I Shall Not Die

Titokowarus War, 18681869 With a new introduction

James Belich
You were made a Pkeh, and the name of England was given to you for your tribe. I was made a Mori, and New Zealand was the name given to me. You forgot that there was a space fixed between us of great extent the sea. You, forgetting that, jumped over from that place to this. I did not jump over from this place to that Move off from my places to your own places in the midst of the sea. Titokowaru Straddling the Mori and European worlds of the 1860s, Titokowaru was one of New Zealands greatest leaders. A brilliant strategist, he used every device to save the Taranaki people from European invasion. When peaceful negotiation failed, he embarked on a stunning military campaign against government forces. His victories were many, before the battle he lost. Although he was forgotten by the Pkeh as a child forgets a nightmare, his vision was one that would endure. Titokowaru (Ngti Ruanui) was born in South Taranaki in 1823. Converting to Christianity (and pacifism) at 20, he later became disillusioned with Christianity and joined the bitter fighting of the period protesting against continual land loss and the erosion of his peoples rights. Leading a strong intertribal force, Titokowaru nearly succeeded in repelling the colonial forces in the Taranaki wars of 186869. But at the final hour his people deserted him, in circumstances that remain unclear. Winner of the Adam Award on first publication in 1989, I Shall Not Die is a compelling history that has contributed to the rethinking of New Zealands past. This is a magnificent book, and it proclaims yet another Mori leader, like Te Puea and Rua Kenana, whom recent historians have forced us Pkeh to recognise as great New Zealanders. Jock Phillips, Dominion Sunday Times, 1989

JAMES BELICH I SHALL NOT DIE

Titokowarus War

18681869

RRP $39.99 approx 320 pages 240 x 170 mm paperback 50 b/w photographs and paintings ISBN 9781877242496 October 2010 First published in 1989 With a new introduction by James Belich
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Key points:
This is a terrific piece of writing, and a remarkable piece of military history The first edition went through three printings, with sales of over 5000 The book has been out of print for over a decade James Belich is one of the countrys leading historians His recent book Replenishing the Earth (OUP) is being promoted throughout 2010

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CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 epIlogue: Titokowarus Peace The Year of the Daughters I Shall Not Die The Patea Field Force The Death of Kane McDonnells Revenge The Beak The Little Tyrant The Battle of Moturoa Handleys Woolshed The Brink Tauranga Ika The Lion at Bay The Hunt The Last Battle
James Belich, ONZM, FRSNZ, has written several histories shaping the way we see New Zealand today. The recipient of many honours and awards, he is Research Professor of History at Victoria University of Wellington. His bestselling publications include Replenishing the Earth: The Settler Revolution and the Rise of the Angloworld, 17801930 (Oxford University Press, 2009) and Penguins two-volume history of New Zealand, Making Peoples (1996) and Paradise Reforged (2001).

Imprisoned followers of the Pai Marire Church, 1866. Photographer unknown, ATL.

Comet over Mt Egmont, 1882. Photographer unknown, ATL.

Encampment near Te Putahi Pa, [1866]. Watercolour by von Tempsky, ATL.