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Making a New Land
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Discover the profound transformations that shaped New Zealand in 'Making a New Land', an essential read for enthusiasts of environmental history and Maori culture. Authored by Eric Pawson and Tom Brooking, this comprehensive paperback edition spans 391 pages and features a rich interdisciplinary perspective on the impacts of Maori and European colonization. Published by Otago University Press on November 20, 2013, this new edition enhances the original 2002 text with fresh insights and detailed analyses.
The book's unique approach delves into the extensive changes that occurred in New Zealand's landscapes, cultures, and ecosystems. With 19 meticulously organized chapters, themes explore Encounters, Colonising, Wild Places, Modernising, and Contemporary Perspectives. Each section offers a thorough examination of the international and local contexts that contribute to New Zealand's environmental history.
Illustrated with vivid photographs, maps, and graphics, 'Making a New Land' provides a captivating journey through New Zealand's past. Whether for academic research or personal interest, this book is a must-have for anyone looking to understand the complexities of human-environment interactions in New Zealand. Perfect for students, researchers, and history buffs, this work stands as a pivotal resource in the study of New Zealand’s environmental changes and cultural evolution.
Author: Eric Pawson, Tom Brooking Publisher: Otago University Press
Bind: paperback
Dimensions: 170 x 245 mm
Pages: 391
Publication Date: 20-11-2013
Making a New Land presents an interdisciplinary perspective on one of the most rapid and extensive transformations in human history: that which followed Maori and then European colonisation of New Zealand's temperate islands. This is a new edition of Environmental Histories of New Zealand, first published in 2002, brimming with new content and fresh insights into the causes and nature of this transformation, and the new landscapes and places that it produced.
Unusually among environmental histories, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of change, focusing on international as well as local contexts. Its 19 chapters are organised in five broadly chronological parts: Encounters, Colonising, Wild Places, Modernising, and Contemporary Perspectives. These are framed by an editorial introduction and a reflective epilogue.
The book is well illustrated with photographs, maps, cartoons and other graphics.
The book's unique approach delves into the extensive changes that occurred in New Zealand's landscapes, cultures, and ecosystems. With 19 meticulously organized chapters, themes explore Encounters, Colonising, Wild Places, Modernising, and Contemporary Perspectives. Each section offers a thorough examination of the international and local contexts that contribute to New Zealand's environmental history.
Illustrated with vivid photographs, maps, and graphics, 'Making a New Land' provides a captivating journey through New Zealand's past. Whether for academic research or personal interest, this book is a must-have for anyone looking to understand the complexities of human-environment interactions in New Zealand. Perfect for students, researchers, and history buffs, this work stands as a pivotal resource in the study of New Zealand’s environmental changes and cultural evolution.
Author: Eric Pawson, Tom Brooking Publisher: Otago University Press
Bind: paperback
Dimensions: 170 x 245 mm
Pages: 391
Publication Date: 20-11-2013
Making a New Land presents an interdisciplinary perspective on one of the most rapid and extensive transformations in human history: that which followed Maori and then European colonisation of New Zealand's temperate islands. This is a new edition of Environmental Histories of New Zealand, first published in 2002, brimming with new content and fresh insights into the causes and nature of this transformation, and the new landscapes and places that it produced.
Unusually among environmental histories, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of change, focusing on international as well as local contexts. Its 19 chapters are organised in five broadly chronological parts: Encounters, Colonising, Wild Places, Modernising, and Contemporary Perspectives. These are framed by an editorial introduction and a reflective epilogue.
The book is well illustrated with photographs, maps, cartoons and other graphics.
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