Quest for Origins

Name: Quest for Origins
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ISBN: 9780143008453

Kerry Howe

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Penguin Books (NZ)
07 January 2008

Australasian & Pacific history; Geographical discovery & exploration

A fascinating book that re-examines countless theories about who discovered and first settled in NZ and the Pacific Islands.

Media speculation about who 'discovered' NZ (Spanish? Phoenician? Portuguese?) has provided continuing evidence of New Zealanders' fascination with our origins and where we've come from. The Spanish helmet, the Tamil bell, the Korotahi bird, and so on and so on all focus on other explanations of our origins and settlement. Was Tasman really the first? What about the Spanish galleon buried in the sand off Dargaville? And didn't the Maori come from South America? Or were descended from the Hopi Indians of the US?

In this provocative and fascinating book Professor Kerry Howe traces dozens of explanations and theories of both pre-Maori and pre-European settlement and assesses each one. At the same time he places them in their intellectual, historical and cultural context. The book uses maps and illustrations and scholarly research but is carefully written for a general lay audience and is not an academic book.

By: Kerry Howe
Imprint: Penguin Books (NZ)
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 228g
ISBN: 9780143008453
ISBN 10: 0143008455
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 07 January 2008
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor of history at Massey University at Albany. Internationally recognised expert on the history of the Pacific, and widely published.