Previous edition 2009. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- In the beginning -- The origins of the Maori -- Discovery -- Rediscovery -- The fortune hunters -- The Treaty and its consequences -- The New Zealand Wars -- Defeat & revival -- Pakeha settlement -- From bust to boom -- War and peace -- of a kind -- A new prosperity -- The Cold War becomes local -- The summer afternoon -- The years of tumult -- The new century -- Timeline.
Summary:
"Revised edition and updated to include the Helen Clarks years, the rise of John Key, the Christchurch earthquakes and the 2011 Rugby World Cup. An authentic but informal and personal history of New Zealand, written to appeal to visitors, new citizens and students as well as the hundred of kiwis who want easy access to New Zealand history"--Publisher's description.
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