Swiss Settlers in New Zealand: A history of Swiss immigration to New Zealand

by Joan Waldvogel

Overview

The book presents the first comprehensive history of Swiss settlement in New Zealand. It describes Swiss settlement in New Zealand from the time of the gold rushes in the 1860s to the present day in a very accessible way focusing Swiss-born migrants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631744369
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	09/25/2018
Series:	Germanica Pacifica , #16
Edition description:	New
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Joan Waldvogel has a PhD in Applied Linguistics and worked as a teacher and social researcher.

Table of Contents

Reasons for Swiss migration to New Zealand – Personal accounts – The goldminers and other pioneers – The assisted immigrants of the 1870s and later farmer Swiss – The post-war skilled tradesmen – The millennials – Swiss integration into New Zealand and heritage maintenance – The Swiss contribution to New Zealand