Deep Jay: Kiwis At War In Vietnam Rod Eder Tandem Press, $19.95 ISBN 0 908884 55 9 Ensor’s Endeavour Vincent Orange Grub Street, London (also available from PO Box 2319, Christchurch), $59.95, ISBN 1 898 697 043 North From Taranto:…
Deep Jay: Kiwis At War In Vietnam Rod Eder Tandem Press, $19.95 ISBN 0 908884 55 9 Ensor’s Endeavour Vincent Orange Grub Street, London (also available from PO Box 2319, Christchurch), $59.95, ISBN 1 898 697 043 North From Taranto:…
The Cabinet and Political Power in New Zealand Elizabeth McLeay Oxford University Press, $39.95 ISBN 0 19 558 312 4 As New Zealand squares for the next general election many candidates and their party leaders will be reaching for…
Towards Consensus? The 1993 General Election in New Zealand and the Transition to Proportional Representation Jack Vowles, Peter Almer, Helena Catt, Jim Lamare and Raymond Miller Auckland University Press, $39.95 ISBN 186940 123 9 “It was the best of…
Deodar ‑ Search and Rescue or Law Enforcement Ian T Clarke Bateman, $39.95 ISBN 1 86953 175 2 The preservation of life and property and the detection and apprehension of offenders are two fundamental responsibilities of the police and have…
Not a head start, Robin Williams
Shortly after Hiroshima a contributor to the New Statesman, recalling that Lucretius, an early atomist, had taken to philosophy to escape the corruption and decadence of his time, wrote: Roman Lucretius, filled with deep disgust At superstition, politics and lust,…
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