A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects

Jock Phillips

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Penguin
18 October 2022

History; Social & cultural history

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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.

By: Jock Phillips
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 1.176kg
ISBN: 9781761047213
ISBN 10: 1761047213
Publication Date: 18 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active