History of New Zealand

by Tom Brooking

Overview

With its closest neighbor some 1,200 miles away, New Zealand is one of the most geographically isolated countries in the world. Its remoteness led to its relatively late settlement. Brooking traces New Zealand from its earliest Maori settlers to issues in 2003, covering intertribal relations, the effects of European contact, the challenges of globalization, and more. The volume includes a timeline of historical events, biographical entries of notable people in the history of New Zealand, a glossary of Maori terms, and a bibliographic essay. This concise, engagingly written volume is ideal for students and general interest readers seeking information on New Zealand's history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313058493
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/30/2004
Series:	The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	546 KB

About the Author

TOM BROOKING is Associate Professor of History at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. He specializes in New Zealand and comparative rural and environmental history and has published five books and numerous book chapters, essays, and articles.

Table of Contents

	Series Foreword	vii
	Preface	xi
	Timeline of Historical Events	xv
1	Geography, Environment, Peoples, and Government	1
2	Eastern Polynesians become Maori	11
3	An Australasian Colony and an Apprenticeship in Race Relations, 1792-1840	23
4	Building a Better Britain at Someone Else's Expense, 1840-1870	43
5	Boom and Bust, 1870-1890	67
6	Britain's Experimental Farm, 1891-1914	77
7	The Most Loyal Dominion Loses Its Way, 1914-1935	97
8	The Struggle for Greater Independence, 1935-1973	119
9	Coping with a Decolonizing World, 1974-1984	143
10	Facing the Challenges of Globalization, 1984-2002	153
	Notable People in the History of New Zealand	179
	Glossary: Maori Names and Terms	211
	Bibliographic Essay	217
	Index	231

Editorial Reviews

"Brooking has produced an excellent volume that deserves to be well read by its target American audience....[t]his book communicates the dynamism and energy of New Zealand history. This is, after all, the story of a geographically isolated thin archipelago, located twelve hundred miles from its nearest neighbor, Australia, from whom it constantly seeks to differentiate itself. Although New Zealand was one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans and can boast a number of world "firsts," Brooking neither lapses into cliche nor is tempted towards stereotype."-The Historian

?Brooking has produced an excellent volume that deserves to be well read by its target American audience....[t]his book communicates the dynamism and energy of New Zealand history. This is, after all, the story of a geographically isolated thin archipelago, located twelve hundred miles from its nearest neighbor, Australia, from whom it constantly seeks to differentiate itself. Although New Zealand was one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans and can boast a number of world "firsts," Brooking neither lapses into cliche nor is tempted towards stereotype.δ-The Historian

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