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Seeing how they run, Geoff Watson
When Running Made History Roger Robinson Canterbury University Press, $25.00, ISBN 9780815611004 New Zealanders have a longstanding connection with running. Long-distance running was one of the early activities of Māori and, from at least as early as the 1880s, New…
Tagged with: Canterbury University Press, Geoff Watson, Issue 127, Roger Robinson, Spring 2019
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sociology, Sport
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sociology, Sport
The games we play, Owen Mann
Sport and the New Zealanders: A History Greg Ryan and Geoff Watson Auckland University Press, $65.00, ISBN 9781869408831 On Christmas Day last year, many people around the country would have ripped open a well-wrapped gift to discover a sportsperson’s biography…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Autumn 2019, Geoff Watson, Greg Ryan, Issue 125
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sociology, Sport
Posted in Non-fiction, Review, Sociology, Sport
Making up New Zealand, Geoff Watson
Encounters: The Creation of New Zealand. A History Paul Moon Penguin Books ISBN 9780143568506 The Voyagers: Remarkable European Explorations of New Zealand Paul Moon Penguin Books ISBN 9780143570554 In a year in which the historical focus is very much on…
Tagged with: Geoff Watson, Issue 107, Paul Moon, Penguin Books, Spring 2014
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review