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Letters – Issue 28
Not so blind While Paul White in “(Not) to the consumer’s taste (New Zealand Books, March 1997) substantiates much of his interesting criticism of wine writers, there are a couple of points on which he is factually incorrect. He states…
War, love and self, Jane Stafford
Blood Money: the incredible true story of David Morris and the tragedy of Somalia Trisha Stratford Penguin Books, $24.95, ISBN 0 140 26323 3 Escape from Bosnia: Aza’s Story Sue McCauley Shoal Bay Press, $29.95, ISBN 0 908704 42 9…
Tagged with: David Morris, Issue 28, Jane Stafford, Neva Clarke McKenna, Penguin Books, Shoal Bay Press, Sue McCauley, Summer 1997, Tandem Press, Trisha Stratford
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
A distinct voice, uncovering others Selina Tusitala Marsh
where we once belonged Sia Figiel Pasifica Press, $24.95, ISBN 0 908597 27 4 It’s all about giving voice to a whole generation that is voiceless,” Sia Figiel has said about where we once belonged. 1 And voices we hear.…
Tagged with: Issue 28, Pasifica Press, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Sia Figiel, Summer 1997
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Pieces in the puzzle, Michael Bassett
John Banks: A Biography Paul Goldsmith Penguin Books, $34.95, ISBN 0 140 26712 3 Over recent years there has been some criticism of commissioned histories. An Australian academic, Louella McCarthy, writing in the New Zealand Journal of History in April…
Tagged with: Issue 28, John Banks, Michael Bassett, Paul Goldsmith, Penguin Books, Summer 1997
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Is bias one-sided? Bill Oliver
Muriwhenua Land Report Waitangi Tribunal GP Publications, $99.95 If academic historians need a reminder that they do not have a corner on the past, they could not do better than read this report. It is a formidable and elaborate intellectual…
Tagged with: Bill Oliver, GP Publications, Issue 28, Summer 1997, Waitangi Tribunal
Posted in Māori, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in Māori, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
What about the suburbs? Alison Gray
Mum’s the Word: The untold story of motherhood in New Zealand Sue Kedgley Random House, $39.95, ISBN 1 86941 292 3 Striking a Balance: New Zealand women talk about career and family Jillian Stewart and Susan Davis Penguin Books, $24.95,…
Tagged with: Alison Gray, Ann Gluckman, Issue 28, Jillian Stewart, Mary Tagg, Penguin Books, Random House, Sandra Coney, Sue Kedgley, Summer 1997, Susan Davis, Tandem Press
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Why fire engines are red, Ian Thynne
Scandal at Cave Creek: A Shocking Failure in Public Accountability Graeme Hunt Waddington Publications in association with the National Business Review, $24.95, ISBN 0 473 03943 5 Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Collapse of a Viewing Platform…