A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects
Author(s): Jock Phillips
New Zealand history through a new lens - 100 objects offer 100 entry points into the powerful, captivating stories of our shared past. Authored by award-winning historian Jock Phillips, The History of New Zealand in 100 Objects is gripping, inclusive, often revelatory and deeply human. A colourful and characterful retelling of our shared past, relevant to today, particular to all of us. The sewing kete of an unknown 18th-century Maori woman; the Endeavour cannons that fired on waka in 1769; the bagpipes of an Irish publican Paddy Galvin; the school uniform of Harold Pond, a Napier Tech pupil in the Hawke's Bay quake; the Biko shields that tried to protect protestors during the Springbok tour in 1981; Winston Reynolds' remarkable home-made Hokitika television set, the oldest working TV in the country; the soccer ball that was a tribute to Tariq Omar, a victim of the Christchurch Mosque shootings, and so many more - these are items of quiet significance and great personal meaning, taonga carrying stories that together represent a dramatic, full-of-life history for everyday New Zealanders.
Product Information
Longlisted for the 2023 Ockham NZ Book Awards
General Fields
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- : Penguin Canada
- : Penguin Canada
- : 1.176
- : 01 October 2022
- : 4 Centimeters X 16.2 Centimeters X 24.1 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jock Phillips
- : 464
- : very good
- : 993
- : Hardback