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The ongoing stream of history, Ranginui Walker
The People of Many Peaks, 1769-1869 Claudia Orange (ed), Bridget Williams Books and Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1991, $35.00 This book contains the biographies of 161 notable Maori leaders between 1769 and 1869 who appear in the first volume…
Tagged with: Bridget Williams Books, Claudia Orange, Department of Internal Affairs, Issue 2, Ranginui Walker, Winter 1991
Posted in Biography, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
The Ninth Floor, Margaret Hayward
The Ninth Floor – Inside the Prime Minister’s Office Harvey McQueen Penguin Books, Auckland, 1991, $24.95 The first few chapters of The Ninth Floor amazed me. I’m used to books about politics that hedge their bets. If they say something…
Tagged with: Harvey McQueen, Issue 2, Margaret Hayward, Penguin Books, Winter 1991
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
The distinctiveness of Phillip Mann: a survey, Van Iken
Wulfsyarn: A mosaic Phillip Mann, Gollancz, London, 1990, $45.95 Phillip Mann is contemporary New Zealand science fiction. The Chairperson of the Department of Theatre and Film at Victoria University, he has published five science fiction novels in less than ten…
Tagged with: Gollancz, Issue 2, Phillip Mann, Van Iken, Winter 1991
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
The warp and woof of Wellington, J M Thomson
The Making of Wellington 1800-1914 David Hamer and Roberta Nicholls (eds) Victoria University Press, Wellington, 1990, $39.95 Colonial Capital, Wellington 1865-1910 Terence Hodgson Random Century, Auckland, 1990, $34.95 A study of the evolution of a city provides an excellent opportunity…
Tagged with: David Hamer, Issue 2, John M Thomson, Random Century, Roberta Nicholls, Terence Hodgson, Victoria University Press, Winter 1991
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
The law and you: three valuable guides, Nicky Darlow
Adoption, Guide to Law and Practice Robert Ludbrook Government Printer, Wellington, 1990, $16.95 Human Rights Robert Ludbrook Government Printer, Wellington. 1990, $12.95 Your Small Business John Pettigrew Government Printer, Wellington, 1990, $12.95 Adoption has been likened to a legal conjuring…
Tagged with: Government Printer, Issue 2, John Pettigrew, Nicky Darlow, Robert Ludbrook, Winter 1991
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review, Sociology
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review, Sociology
History as editorial cunning, Vincent O’Sullivan
The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature Terry Sturm (ed), Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1991, $69.95 To take up a 750-page book about hundreds of other books one has read only a fraction of, and to persist to the end…
Tagged with: Issue 2, Oxford University Press, Terry Sturm, Vincent O’Sullivan, Winter 1991
Posted in History, Literature, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Literature, Non-fiction, Review
Girls in New Zealand schools, Robyn Baker
Twelve Plus – girls in school George Bryant and Noni Johnson, Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, 1990, $27.95 At School I’ve Got a Chance Alison Jones (ed) Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, 1990, $27.95 In New Zealand secondary schools there is an…
Tagged with: Alison Jones, Dunmore Press, Dunmore Publishing, George Bryant, Issue 2, Noni Johnson, Robyn Baker, Winter 1991
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Editorial – Issue 2
Filling a gap Response to our first issue has crystallised in an appreciative awareness of the gap we are attempting to fill and of the role that lies ahead. Once minor technical faults had been corrected, our format proved the…
Religions under scrutiny, Peter Lineham
Religions of New Zealanders Peter Donovan Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, 1991, $39.95 The objective of this study is to further understanding of the broad variety of religions now present in New Zealand, looking at them both in the context of…
Tagged with: Dunmore Press, Dunmore Publishing, Issue 2, Peter Donovan, Peter Lineham, Winter 1991
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review, Sociology
Posted in Non-fiction, Religion, Review, Sociology