Lords of the land [electronic resource] : indigenous property rights and the jurisprudence of empire / Mark Hickford. Hickford, Mark. Maori (New Zealand people) Land tenure. Maori (New Zealand people) Legal status, laws, etc. Land settlement Law and legislation New Zealand. Land settlement New Zealand History 19th century. KUQ2562 346.93043208999442 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 20, 2012). Through focusing on the political history of New Zealand during its imperial settlement, this book offers a fresh assessment of the history of indigenous property rights. It shows how native title became a constitutional frame within which political authority was formed and contested at the heart of empire and the colonial peripheries. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199568659.001.0001 eng Oxford studies in modern legal history Oxford studies in modern legal history. Also issued in print format. Also issued in print format. New Zealand. New Zealand