The History of New Zealand

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Provides an accurate and up-to-date history of New Zealand New Zealand is one of the most geographically isolated countries in the world, whose closest neighbour is some 1,200 miles away. It is this remoteness which contributed to its late settlement, in respect to other countries throughout history. 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. 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 readers seeking information on New Zealand's history. Part of The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series Part of an established series Provides an accurate and up-to-date historical narrative of New Zealand for general readers

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"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.-The Historian

Author Bio

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.