Australasian and Pacific history Books
John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Australia's Military History For Dummies
Book SynopsisCreated especially for the Australian customer! The simple and easy way to get your mind around Australia''s military history More people are visiting Gallipoli and walking the Kokoda Trail each year now find out why. This complete guide helps you trace the story of Australia''s involvement in war, from the colonial conflicts with the Indigenous population, through the World Wars to peacekeeping initiatives in East Timor and the controversial conflict in Afghanistan. Find out the origins of Australia''s military history go all the way back to the arrival of the First Fleet and the conflicts with the Indigenous peoples Learn about the heroism of the Anzacs discover the origins of the legend of Gallipoli, and how the brass bungled the campaign Discover the horrors of war consider the suffering and huge losses on the Western Front Recognise the successful battles of World Wars I and II follow the Diggers'' exploits in Palestine and Syria, and at Tobruk and Alamein Marvel at the grim jungle battles track the Diggersthrough New Guinea, Borneo, Malaya and Vietnam between 1942 and 1972 Admire Australia''s efforts to repel possible invaders learn how Australians defended their country against the Japanese during World War II See how the Cold War heated up witness the fight against communism in the Korean and Vietnam Wars Appreciate the modern-day Australian Defence Force acknowledge the courage of the men and women who protectus into the 21st century Open the book and find: New insights into the meaning of Anzac Day Simple explanations of the structure of Australia''s military Details of who fought whom, where, when and why Stories of Australia''s great military fighters and leaders Accounts of the iconic battles that established Australia''s reputation Locations of Australia''s peacekeeping operations around the world Ways in which war and conflict have shaped the nation Reasons why Australia goes to war Learn to: Comprehend the impact of waron Australia Appreciate the heroism at AnzacCove and other significant battlefields Understand the controversies ofrecent conflicts, including in Vietnam and Iraq
£20.66
Sydney University Press Plumes from Paradise: Trade Cycles in Outer
Book SynopsisThe natural resources of New Guinea and nearby islands have attracted outsiders for at least 5000 years: spices, aromatic woods and barks, resins, plumes, sea slugs, shells and pearls all brought traders from distant markets. Among the most sought-after was the bird of paradise. Their magnificent plumes bedecked the hats of fashion-conscious women in Europe and America, provided regalia for the Kings of Nepal, and decorated the headdresses of Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire. Plumes from Paradise tells the story of this interaction, and of the economic, political, social and cultural consequence for the island's inhabitants. It traces 400 years of economic and political history, culminating in the plume boom of the early part of the 20th century, when an unprecedented number of outsiders flocked to the islands coasts and hinterlands. The story teems with the variety of people involved: New Guineans, Indonesians, Chinese, Europeans, hunters, traders, natural historians and their collectors, officials, missionaries, planters, miners, adventurers of every kind. In the wings were the conservationists, whose efforts brought the slaughter of the plume boom to an end and ushered in an era of comparative isolation for the island that lasted until World War II.Table of ContentsConventions followed Acknowledgements Figures, Plates, Tables Introduction The rise and decline of the Spice Islands The plume trade: Asian traders and the first birds of paradise to reach Europe The plume trade: the demands of natural historians The plume trade: the demands of fashion-conscious European women and the growth of the conservation movement Sultans, suzerains and the colonial division of New Guinea Collecting and trading in the Raja Empat Islands, the Bird’s Head and Cendrawasih Bay The massoy, trepang and plume trade of Onin, Kowiai and Mimika (southwest New Guinea) Trade with the Aru Islands and Trans Fly Coast of New Guinea Copra, birds and profits in the Merauke region Bronzes and plume hunting in the Jayapura (Hollandia) region Plumes fund economic development in Kaiser Wilhelmsland Conservationists protect Papua’s birds Trade cycles in outer Southeast Asia and their impact on New Guinea and nearby islands until 1920 Contribution 1: Mysteries of origin – early traders and heroes in the Trans-Fly Roy Wagner Contribution 2: Oral traditions about early trade by Indonesians in southwest Papua New Guinea Billai LabaBibliography Index
£999.99
Huia Publishers New Flags Flying: Pacific Leadership
Book SynopsisFrom 1960 to 1990, islands across the Pacific gained independence or self-government. In the years following this, Ian Johnstone and Michael Powles interviewed the Pacific people in key leadership positions in the lead-up to and achievement of independence.
£27.16
Huia Publishers Stepping Up: COVID-19: Checkpoints and
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the roadside checkpoints that were set up by Maori to protect communities during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Case studies of four different checkpoints are examined, each of which looked slightly different, but all of which were underpinned by tikanga Maori. The checkpoints are discussed as practical expressions of whanau, hapu, iwi and Maori rangatiratanga and indicate the ongoing existence and flourishing of rangatiratanga.
£9.95
Auckland University Press Raupanga
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£999.99
Auckland University Press Untold Intimacies
£22.49
Auckland University Press Mana Moana
£26.99
Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd Deadly Secrets: The Singapore Raids 1942-45
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£16.14
Auckland University Press Land of Milk & Honey?
Book SynopsisSince colonisation, New Zealand has been mythologised as a 'land of milk and honey'- a promised land of natural abundance and endless opportunity. In the twenty-first century, the country has become literally a land of milk and honey as agricultural exports from such commodities dominate the national economy. But does New Zealand live up to its promise?In this introductory textbook for first year sociology students, some of this country's leading social scientists help us to make sense of contemporary New Zealand. In 21 chapters, the authors examine New Zealand's political identity and constitution; our M?ori, P?keh?, Pacific and Asian peoples; problems of class, poverty and inequality; gender and sexualities; and contemporary debates around ageing, incarceration and the environment. The authors find a complex society where thirty years of neoliberal economics and globalising politics have exacerbated inequalities that are differentially experienced by class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and age. These social divides and problems are at the heart of this text.For sociology students and for a wider audience of New Zealanders, A Land of Milk and Honey? is a lively introduction to where we have come from, where we are now, and where New Zealand society might be headed.
£999.99
Auckland University Press A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru: A Collection of Narratives about Te Tai Tokerau Tūpuna: 2022
Book Synopsis‘E kore e mōnehunehu te pūmahara ki ngā momo rangatira o neherā nā rātou nei i toro te nukuroa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa me Papa Tū a Nuku. Ko ngā tohu o ō rātou tapuwae i kākahutia ki runga i te mata o te whenua – he taonga, he tapu. Time will not dim the memory of the special class of rangatira of the past who braved the wide expanse of ocean and land. Their sacred footprints are scattered over the surface of the land, treasured and sacred.’ — Sir James Hēnare From peacemakers and strategists to explorers and entrepreneurs, the tūpuna of the North are an inspiration to the people of Te Tai Tokerau. This remarkable book by Melinda Webber and Te Kapua O’Connor introduces a new generation to twenty-four of those tūpuna – Nukutawhiti and Hineāmaru, Hongi Hika and Te Ruki Kawiti, and many more. Through whakapapa and kōrero, waiata and pepeha, we learn about their actions, their places, their values, and their aspirations. Published in both a te reo Māori edition translated by Quinton Hita and an English-language edition, and featuring original cover art by Shane Cotton, A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru is a call to action for Te Tai Tokerau today – a reminder to celebrate the unbroken connection to histories, lands, and esteemed ancestors.
£45.00
Auckland University Press 'A Bloody Difficult Subject': Ruth Ross, te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Making of History
Book SynopsisRuth Ross is hardly a household name, yet most New Zealanders today owe the way they understand the Treaty of Waitangi — or te Tiriti o Waitangi as Ross called it — to this remarkable woman’s path-breaking historical research. Taking us on a journey from small university classes and a lively government department in the nation’s war-time capital to an economically poor but culturally rich Māori community in the far north, and from tiny schools and cloistered university offices to parliamentary committees and a legal tribunal, Attwood enables us to grasp how and why the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand law, politics, society and culture has been transformed in the last seven decades. A frank and moving meditation on the making of history and its advantages and disadvantages for life in a democratic society, A Bloody Difficult Subject is a surprising story full of unforeseen circumstances, unexpected twists, unlikely turns and unanticipated outcomes.
£45.00
Auckland University Press A Different Light
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£61.65
Huia Publishers God's Messenger: J. F. Riemenschneider and Racial
Book SynopsisThis is a new biography of the North German missionary Rev. J. F. Riemenschneider, who settled in the Taranaki region of New Zealand in the first half of the nineteenth century.
£28.46
Huia Publishers He Korero - Words Between Us: First M?ori-P?keh?
Book SynopsisThis book traces M?ori engagement with handwriting from 1769 to 1826. Through beautifully reproduced written documents, it tells an image-led story about the earliest relationships between M?ori and P?keh? based around the written word.
£29.66
Huia Publishers Flashback: Tales and Treasures of Taranaki
Book SynopsisShowcasing fifty-seven items from the collections at Puke Ariki museum in Taranaki, Flashback puts a fresh light on Taranaki heritage and the stories of the region and people.
£33.11
Huia Publishers Agents of Autonomy
Book SynopsisAgents of Autonomy examines the way that Maori reorganised and responded to the Crown''s determined drive to secure Maori lands. O''Malley''s history discusses in detail the succession of Maori organisations, or ''Native Committees'', that formed throughout the nineteenth century and came very close to regaining control of their affairs and their resources.
£17.99
Otago University Press A Deserter's Adventures: The Autobiography of Dom
Book SynopsisDom Felice Vaggioli wrote this autobiography between 1909 and 1911, after the publication in Italy of his History of New Zealand and its Inhabitants. One of the first Benedictine monks to be sent to New Zealand, he arrived in 1879 and returned home in 1887, having worked in Gisbourne, Auckland and the Coromandel. A Deserter's Adventures is Vaggioli's title, as he was a concientious objector, or "draft-dodger," as a young monk and so termed himself "a deserter." This is typical of the individual who emerges from these pages: always questioning, and always applying a strong sense of justice and fine logic to the many dilemmas he found himself in as a missionary priest in New Zealand.
£19.76
Otago University Press Ka Taoka Hakena: Treasures from the Hockec
Book SynopsisIn 1907 Dr T.M. Hocken of Dunedin - historian, bibliographer and collector - undertook to gift to the University of Otago his magnificent collection of books, manuscripts, paintings and other historical documents relating to New Zealand and the Pacific. Published to celebrate the centenary of the Hocken Collections' Deed of Trust, this book documents almost 200 items, dating from the seventeenth century to the present day, photographed by Bill Nichol. These include historical and modern paintings, photographs and drawings, maps and plans, books, newspapers and posters, sheet music, sound recordings, and early New Zealand manuscripts. Many items relate to Maori history.Table of ContentsPreface; A Labour of Love: Dr Hocken and His Collection; The Hocken Collections 1910 to 2007; Archives and Manuscripts; Publications; Maps and Plans; Music and Sound; Paintings and Drawings; Photographs.
£26.21
Otago University Press Doing Well and Doing Good: Ross and Glendining:
Book SynopsisDuring the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries large numbers of Scots emigrated to seek their fortunes abroad. Better educated than the English and with a strong Presbyterian ethic, they were unusually successful in business and politics. This was true for New Zealand as elsewhere. Ross & Glendining Ltd was founded in Dunedin in 1862, during the gold rush, by two contrasting characters: Caithness-born John Ross and Robert Glendining, from Dumfries. Initially a drapery importing business, it opened branches throughout New Zealand and warehouses in all the main centers. Careful management and efficient systems enabled the business to grow, despite strong competition from Australia. After the investment boom of the seventies, R&G began to diversify, investing in sheep runs, a woollen mill, other manufacturing, and even a coal mine. This history offers not only a portrait of a firm but a window on the development of the New Zealand economy and the emergence of a manufacturing sector.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: From Scotland to New Zealand; Part II: Diversification & Consolidation; Part III: Expansion Against the Odds; Part IV: Wartime & After; Part V: Second Generation; Glossary; Index.
£999.99
Otago University Press I am five and I go to school: Early Years
Book SynopsisThe twentieth century was a time of great change in early years education. As the century opened, the use of Froebel's kindergarten methods infiltrated more infant classrooms. The emergence of psychology as a discipline, and especially its work on child development, was beginning to influence thinking about how infants learn through play. While there were many teachers who maintained Victorian approaches in their classrooms, some others experimented, were widely read and a few even travelled to the US and Europe and brought new ideas home. As well, there was increasing political support for new approaches to the "new education" ideas at the turn of the century. All was not plain sailing, however, and this book charts both the progress made and the obstacles overcome in the course of the century, as the nation battled its way through world wars and depressions. It's an interesting story as the author discusses changes in school buildings, teaching practice and teacher education, the teaching of reading and other curriculum areas, Maori education and the emergence of kohanga reo and the teaching of Maori language in primary schools. Along the way we meet a range of individuals, including C.E. Beeby, Sylvia Ashton-Warner, Gwen Somerset, Don Holdaway, Elwyn Richardson, Marie Bell and Marie Clay and the many less well-known but significant people who worked in or influenced early years education. We also meet many well-known New Zealanders who have recounted their first days at school. This is a fascinating account of a rich history that has involved us all. And yes, school milk gets a mention.Table of Contents1 Introduction: The Youngest at School -- 2 Rethinking the Early Years, 1900s-1920s -- 3 Experiments and Expediency, 1910s-1930s -- 4 Politics of Playway, 1940s-1950s -- 5 Alternative Solutions, 1960s-1980s -- 6 Measuring Juniors, 1980s-2000s.
£999.99
Te Papa Press Tangata o le Moana: New Zealand and the People of
Book SynopsisThis richly illustrated history tells the fascinating story of Pacific people and their relationships with, and contributions to, New Zealand society. Across fifteen chapters written by leading historians and writers, every aspect of New Zealand's relationship with Pacific people is covered - from migration to tourism, economics to politics, sport to the arts.Trade Review"revealing and rewarding... the stories and the history of the Pacific and the way in which the various groups have interacted with each other and New Zealand is outlined in am accessible and informative way" Most importantly, the book is told from uniquely Pacific perspectives ... a truly Pacific side to the history of New Zealand." -- National Business ReviewTable of ContentsE kore au e ngaro: Ancestral connections to the Pacific -- Explorers and pioneers: The first Pacific people in New Zealand -- Visitors: Tupaia the navigator priest -- Little-known lives: Pacific Islanders in nineteenth-century New Zealand -- A Pacific destiny: New Zealand's overseas empire 1840-1945 -- Barques, banana boats and Boeings: Connecting New Zealand and the Pacific -- FIA (forgotten in action): Pacific Islanders in the New Zealand armed forces -- A land of milk and honey? Education and employment migration schemes in the postwar era -- Communities and cultures: Pacific organisations in New Zealand -- Economic links between the Pacific and New Zealand in the twentieth century -- All power to the people: Overstayers, dawn raids and the Polynesian Panthers -- Good neighbour, big brother, kin? New Zealand's foreign policy in the contemporary Pacific -- Representing the nation: Pacific peoples and politicians in New Zealand -- Conspicuous selections: Pacific Islanders in New Zealand sport -- Arts specific: Pacific peoples and New Zealand arts -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Image Credits -- Index.
£49.59
Oratia Media Wiremu Pere: The Life and Times of a Maori
Book SynopsisWiremu Pere (Wi Pere) lived from 1837 to 1915, leading his tribes of Rongowhakaata and Te Aitanga a Mahaki through some of the most turbulent chapters of New Zealand history. He stood resolute against colonialism and entered parliament to stand up for his East Coast people, yet was astute in his business dealings and was compromised in the views of many Pakeha and Maori. This handsome book, illustrated with numerous photographs, whakapapa and maps, sets out the many sides Wi Pere''s life and times with a particular focus on his family life, parliamentary career and contributions to the East Coast.
£55.99
Oratia Media Like Them That Dream: The Maori and the Old
Book SynopsisThe arrival of European missionaries in New Zealand had an immeasurable impact on Maori society. Like Them That Dream tells the intriguing story of early interaction between Maori and missionary, leading to the many distinctive responses to the arrival of Christianity. The book''s first two parts consider how the Christian word was spread and how Maori responded, explaining the identification they felt with the Israelites of the Old Testament. The third part relates the rise of indigenous religious movements, from the early Papahurihia through Pai Marire, Ringatu and the Parihaka Movement, and the later incarnations of the Arowhenua Movement in the South Island and what remains today''s leading Maori church, Ratana.
£29.74
Oratia Media Te Ara: Maori Pathways of Leadership
Book SynopsisFrom one of the leading Māori scholars of his generation and one of our greatest photographers comes this beautifully illustrated work that serves as a fine overview of leadership and challenges for Māori today. After a general introduction to Māori history, Te Ara focuses on the stories of iwi in five regions -- Hokianga, Peowhairangi (Bay of Islands) Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Waiariki (Rotorua-Taupo) and Murihiku (Otago-Southland). This trilingual publication -- in Māori, English and German -- will be of value for general readers, visitors, students of Māori and exhibition goers.
£14.39
Otago University Press Working Lives c. 1900: A Photographic Essay
Book SynopsisFor the men and women of the skilled trades in the early 20th century, the skills and knowledge of their respective crafts were a source of identity and pride. Together with the so-called unskilled, who built the infrastructure for the new society, these workers laid the cultural and social foundations of a new and fairer society. This book uses photographs to show two processes fundamental to creating a new society: the transformation of swamp into farmland then cityscape, and the transplantation of the knowledge and skill acquired in the Old World that were essential to building a new world.
£20.25
Otago University Press Hocken: Prince of Collectors
Book SynopsisDr. Thomas Morland Hocken (1836--1910) arrived in Dunedin in 1862 at the age of 26. Throughout his busy life as a medical practitioner he amassed books, manuscripts, sketches, maps, and photographs of early New Zealand. Much of his initial collecting focused on the early discovery narratives of James Cook, the writings of Rev. Samuel Marsden and his contemporaries, Edward Gibbon Wakefield and the New Zealand Company, and Maori, especially in the south. He gifted his collection to the University of Otago in 1910. In this magnificent piece of research, Donald Kerr examines Hocken''s collecting activities and his vital contribution to preserving the history of New Zealand''s early postcontact period.
£28.80
Sydney University Press The Eureka Stockade
Book SynopsisThe Eureka Stockade is Carboni's eccentric yet shrewd account of the events leading up to and beyond the miners' revolt on the Victorian goldfields in 1854. Raffaello Carboni (1817-1875) was born in Urbino, Italy. He arrived at the Victorian goldfields in 1853 and witnessed the attack on the Eureka Stockade in 1854 as a member of the miners central committee. He eventually returned to Italy to participate in the Risorgimento.
£13.49
ATF Press St Joseph's Island: Julian Tenison Woods and the
Book SynopsisThere has been little written about Tenison Woods who as a significant figure in Australian Catholic Church life at the time of St Mary Mackillop, Australia''s first Catholic Saint. This is a story about the work of the Sisters of St Joseph, an Australian Catholic Religious Order of women, founded by St Mary Mackillop, in Tasmania. An intriguing story of a group of women who were not part of the Centralised Josephite Sisters under Mary Mackillop, who for a variety of reasons were under the diocesan Catholic Bishop in Tasmania. The book documents their 125 year history from foundation right through to Vatican approval of the being brought under the Federation of Josephite Sisters in Australia.
£28.49
ATF Press Bonhoeffer Down Under
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£26.59
Monash University Publishing The Hanged Man and the Body Thief: Finding Lives
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£13.29
Monash University Publishing The Vagabond Papers: Expanded Edition
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£21.59
Monash University Publishing Made in Lancashire: A Collective Biography of
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£21.59
Monash University Publishing Eve Langley and the Pea Pickers
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£21.59
Monash University Publishing Fatal Contact: How Epidemics Nearly Wiped Out
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£21.59
Monash University Publishing Justice in Kelly Country: The Story of the Cop
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£19.79
Monash University Publishing Shadowline: The Dunera Diaries of Uwe Radok
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£21.59
Monash University Publishing On Red Earth Walking: The Pilbara Aboriginal
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£17.99
ATF Press De-colonising the Biblical Narrative - Volume 3:
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£25.64
Melbourne Books Line of Blood: The Truth of Alfred Howitt
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£24.29
Monash University Publishing Survival and Sanctuary: Testimonies of the
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£19.79
Monash University Publishing My Father's Shadow: A Memoir
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£19.79
Monash University Publishing Paul and Paula: A Story of Separation, Survival
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£19.79
Monash University Publishing The Shelf Life of Zora Cross
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£17.09
Monash University Publishing Justice in Kelly Country
£17.99
ATF Press The Bonhoeffer Legacy: Australasian Journal of
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£18.04
ATF Press The Bonhoeffer Legacy: Australasian Journal of
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£30.39
Aboriginal Studies Press Talking Strong: The National Aboriginal
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£24.29
Monash University Publishing A Historian for All Seasons: Essays for Geoffrey
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£24.29
