Yearly Archives: 1993
Who buys? Nigel Cox
Mountains of the South John Gordon and John Rundle, Random Century, $49.95 There was a time when big “glossies” were of real significance to the book trade. Large-format pictorials with high production values which showed beautiful New Zealand at its…
Tagged with: Issue 11, John Gordon, John Rundle, Nigel Cox, Random Century, Summer 1993
Posted in Art, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Art, Non-fiction, Review
A major Australasian critic, Charles Ferrall
Patrick White Mark Williams, Macmillan, 1993, $45.95 During the early 1960s Patrick White wrote an admiring letter to Janet Frame; she replied 22 years later. The Tasman is often wider than it looks, but this belies some more direct correspondences…
Tagged with: Charles Ferrall, Issue 11, Macmillan, Mark Williams, Summer 1993
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Collecting and classifying, Charlotte Macdonald
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Volume Two 1870‑1900, Bridget Williams Books/ Department of Internal Affairs, $130.00 Te Timatanga ‑ Tatau Tatau: Early Stories from Founding Members of the Maori Women’s Welfare League, Maori Women’s Welfare League/ Bridget Williams Books,…
Tagged with: Bridget Williams Books, Charlotte Macdonald, Department of Internal Affairs, Issue 11, Maori Women's Welfare League, Summer 1993
Posted in Biography, History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Arnoldian seriousness, too, William Renwick
Gadfly: The Life and Times of James Shelley Ian Carter, Auckland University Press, $39.95 Many who know him thought that Professor James Shelley was the most unforgettable man they had ever known. Gwen Somerset recalled him as a comet lighting…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Ian Carter, Issue 11, James Shelley, Summer 1993, William Renwick
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Tom Larkin: A special time and special people
Undiplomatic Dialogue: Letters between Carl Berendsen and Alister McIntosh, 1943-52 Ian McGibbon (ed), Auckland University Press in Association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Historical Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs, $29.95 When Sir Carl…
Tagged with: Alister McIntosh, Auckland University Press, Carl Berendsen, Issue 11, Summer 1993, Tom Larkin
Posted in Lecture, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Lecture, Non-fiction, Review
Prescription or poison, Brian Easton
New Zealand Can be Different and Better Wolfgang Rosenberg, New Zealand Monthly Review Society Those who wish to challenge Wolfgang Rosenberg’s policy prescriptions must confront the outstanding performance of the New Zealand economy in the first part of the postwar…
Tagged with: Brian Easton, Issue 11, New Zealand Monthly Review Society, Summer 1993, Wolfgang Rosenberg
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Finishing us off, Margaret Clark
Unfinished Business Roger Douglas, Random House, $29.95 The Tragedy of the Market Mike O’Brien and Chris Wilkes, Dunmore Publishing, $27.95 I remember the first time I set eyes on David Lange. The then recently elected member for Mangere had long,…
Tagged with: Chris Wilkes, Dunmore Publishing, Issue 11, Mike O'Brien, Random House, Roger Douglas, Summer 1993
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
An aberrant strain, Denis Welch
Top of the Greasy Pole Neale McMillan, McIndoe, $29.95 The record of political leadership in New Zealand is not inspiring. Out of 37 Premiers and Prime Ministers since 1854 only two could be called outstanding, rather than merely memorable. There…
Tagged with: Denis Welch, Issue 11, McIndoe, Neale McMillan, Summer 1993
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Embers of hope, W H Oliver
Sir Joseph Ward: A Political Biography Michael Bassett, Auckland University Press, 1993, $39.95 There is a paradox in the 6 November election. Voters objecting to the trend of the past 10 years toward less and weaker government have, in their…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Issue 11, Michael Bassett, Summer 1993, W H Oliver
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review