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The cult of celebrity, Linda Burgess
Mike McRoberts: Beyond the Front Line Mike McRoberts HarperCollins, $39.99, ISBN 9781869509392 Scrim: The Man with a Mike William Renwick Victoria University Press, $50.00, ISBN 9780864736956 “I like to think I have my father’s courage and humour, and…
Tagged with: Colin Scrimgeour, HarperCollins, Issue 98, Linda Burgess, Mike McRoberts, Scrim, Victoria University Press, William Renwick, Winter 2012
Posted in Autobiography, Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Autobiography, Biography, Non-fiction, Review
You had to be there, Simon Upton
Creating a National Spirit – Celebrating New Zealand’s Centennial ed William Renwick Victoria University Press, $39.95, ISBN 0864734751 How many people can recall New Zealand’s 150th birthday? And of those who can, what is it that is most vividly remembered?…
Tagged with: Issue 70, Simon Upton, Victoria University Press, William Renwick, Winter 2005
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, 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
Enlarging our understanding, K R Howe
Claims to the Waitangi Tribunal W H Oliver, Waitangi Tribunal Division, Department of Justice, Wellington, Daphne Brasell Associates, 1991, $19.95 Sovereignty and indigenous rights: The Treaty of Waitangi in international contexts William Renwick (ed), Victoria University Press, Wellington, 1991, $24.95…
Tagged with: Daphne Brasell Associates Press, Department of Justice, K R Howe, Victoria University Press, W H Oliver, Waitangi Tribunal Division, William Renwick
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
The nature of political power, Paul Spoonley
The Treaty Now William Renwick, GP Books, Wellington, 1990, $24.95 Mana Tiriti: The Art of Protest and Partnership Haeta, Project Waitangi and City Art Gallery, Wellington City Council, Daphne Brasell Associates Press, Wellington, 1991, $24.95 The Treaty Now examines the…
Tagged with: City Art Gallery, Daphne Brasell Associates Press, GP Books, Haeta, Issue 3, Paul Spoonley, Project Waitangi, Spring 1991, Wellington City Council, William Renwick
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review