
The Penguin History of New Zealand
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Narrated by:
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Rosemary Ronald
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By:
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Michael King
This best-selling book, the triumphant fruit of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand.
New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. It was also the first to introduce full democracy. Between those events, and in the century that followed, the movements and conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly in New Zealand than anywhere else on Earth.
The Penguin History of New Zealand tells that story in all its drama. The narrative that emerges is an inclusive one about men and women, Maori and Pakeha. It shows that British motives in colonising New Zealand were essentially humane; and that Maori, far from being passive victims of a 'fatal impact', coped heroically with colonisation and survived by selectively accepting and adapting what Western technology and culture had to offer.
Platinum Premier New Zealand Best Seller Readers' Choice Award
2004 Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Nielsen Bookdata New Zealand Book Sellers' Choice Award - Best of the Best, 2011
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My interest. Traveled to New Zealand and enjoyed the past history by visiting museums. Would not recommend this book.
Boring story that put me to sleep
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