A Traveller's History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands
(Part of the Traveller's History Series)
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Book Overview
A Traveller's History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands gives the curious tourist not only a modern-day portrait of New Zealand and the far-flung islands, their political systems, and economic diversity, but also looks at the early settling of this massive area which covers about a fifth of the surface of the earth. When European navigators first sailed into this region, they were astonished at the exotic shared culture and language of the natives, separated in some cases by terrifying stretches of open ocean. The story of the peopling of the South Pacific Islands and New Zealand is one of the world's great sagas. The book covers the whole scope of New Zealand's past and present history and allows the reader to make sense of what they see in a way that no other guidebook can.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1566565065
ISBN13:9781566565066
Release Date:May 2018
Publisher:Interlink Books
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.0" x 7.7"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Great read for a North American visiting New Zealand
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
This book starts very slow (with the geology of the country) and then ramps up as it approaches modern day New Zealand. It covers almost every major event that has been recorded in the country and explains the cultural and social significance on what happened and why it happened that way. I was there for 2 weeks and found myself referring back to what I had read to provide more background to what we were seeing. This book makes you semi-fluent in New Zealand history. MUST READ and definitely worth the money. As a side note: the original Polynesian inhabitants are the Maori people. I was corrected (embarrassingly by a Maori) on how to say the word. It is not May-ore-ee (like most think). It is Mar-ee.
A Well written introducton
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This is a well written general introducton to New Zealand, and is a bt more than just a "Traveller's History". Chambers explains how the geology affected the geography of the region, and how this in turn determined the development of flora and fauna. The ethnographical dscusssion is interesting and written with considerable wit. I found the modern history to be intriguing, and beware the MMP! The book has nice maps and line drawngs and a good bibliography. I am at a loss, however as why one would need the historical gazetteer or list of rulers.
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