Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-380) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The Pacific World and Its Atlantic Antecedents -- 1. Australia: Terra Nullius by Design -- 2. New Zealand: Conquest by Contract -- 3. New Zealand: Conquest by Land Tenure Reform -- 4. Hawaii: Preparing To Be Colonized -- 5. California: Terra Nullius by Default -- 6. British Columbia: Terra Nullius as Kindness -- 7. Oregon and Washington: Compulsory Treaties -- 8. Fiji and Tonga: The Importance of Indigenous Political Organization -- 9. Alaska: Occupancy and Neglect -- Conclusion: What Produced Colonial Land Policy?
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