A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects

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  • A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects Book Detail

  • Author : Jock Phillips
  • Release Date : 2022-10-18
  • Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 716
  • ISBN 13 : 1761047221
  • File Size : 90,90 MB
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A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects by Jock Phillips PDF Summary

Book Description: 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.

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