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The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography provides concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men and women of this country who contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation.
This collection of biographies covers not only the mentors, teachers and leaders, but figures in sport, politics and arts. Many Maori are included from all walks of life.
This is the final volume of a prestigious and path-breaking series which has brought the lives of remarkable New Zealanders vividly before us. This volume covers subjects who were at the height of their success in the years during and after the Second World War.
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography provides concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men and women of this country who contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation.
This collection of biographies covers not only the mentors, teachers and leaders, but figures in sport, politics and arts. Many Maori are included from all walks of life.
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography provides concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men and women of this country who contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation.
Contains over 3,000 biographies of deceased New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on the country and excludes only those who are still alive. The database includes the collected biographies originally published in the printed Dictionary of New Zealand Biography series between 1990 and 2000, and in the parallel Maori-language series, Nga Tangata Taumata Rau.
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography provides concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men and women of this country who contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation.
The Maori biographies from Volume Two of 'The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography', 1870 - 1900. 84 lives are recounted, representing a wide range of spheres of action and many tribes, hapu and locations. Claudia Orange, general editor of the dictionary, has written an introductory essay which explores the major themes of this period of change. There are over 50 illustrations, most of them photographic portraits.
This is a collection of essays in the rapidly growing field of public history. The essays are short think-pieces by leading writers and scholars, which explore the connections between specific aspects of public history and the broader field of New Zealand history in general and show some new and challenging ways of looking at the past. The contributions cover new media, academic vs public history, the Waitangi Tribunal, Treaty claims research, official war history, government history, the origins of public history, museums, heritage, freelance research and writing, public history in popular culture, and state-funded reference histories.
A guide to print culture in Aotearoa, the impact of the book and other forms of print on New Zealand. This collection of essays by many contributors looks at the effect of print on Maori and their oral traditions, printing, publishing, bookselling, libraries, buying and collecting, readers and reading, awards, and the print culture of many other language groups in New Zealand.
The Dictionary of New Zealand English provides a unique historical record of New Zealand words and phrases, from their earliest use to the present day. The 6,000 main headword entries and 9,300 separate sub-entries provide fascinating insights into New Zealand's diverse linguistic heritage. The definitions are illustrated by 47,000 select quotations arranged in chronological order from the earliest to the latest. The origin of each headword is discussed. The Dictionary of New Zealand English is an essential reference for those interested in New Zealand society, history and culture, and makes an invaluable contribution to the study of the English language worldwide.