The Penguin History of New Zealand

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Sinopsis

Condición del ejemplar: Very Good. From the first Polynesian voyagers to the modern multicultural nation, this is the definitive single-volume history of New Zealand. Michael King, one of the country’s most admired historians and biographers, tells the story of the islands that were the last major land mass on Earth to be settled by humans. He begins with the ancestors of the Maori, who crossed vast stretches of the Pacific to make a home in a cool, unfamiliar land, and traces the development of their society over centuries. He then follows the arrival of European explorers, whalers, missionaries and settlers, the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the conflicts of the nineteenth century and the long struggle to build a fair and prosperous country. The narrative continues through two world wars, economic booms and busts, social reform, Maori cultural renewal and the shaping of a confident national identity in the twentieth century. Written with clarity, balance and warmth, and published shortly before the author’s death in 2004, The Penguin History of New Zealand became an instant bestseller and remains the essential starting point for anyone who wants to understand New Zealand and its people.