false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591476m/108780.jpg 108780 1 New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. It was also the first to introduce a full democracy. Between those events, and in the century that followed the franchise, the movements and the conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly in New Zealand than anywhere else on Earth. This title tells that story in all its colour and drama. The narrative that emerges is an inclusive one about men and women, Maori and Pakeha. It shows that British motives in colonizing New Zealand were essentially humane; and that Maori, far from being passive victims of a "fatal impact", coped heroically with colonization and survived by selectively accepting and adapting what Western technology and culture had to offer. The latter part of the book reveals how an insulated and dependent British colony transformed itself into an independent nation, open to and competing with technological and cultural influences sweeping the globe. 104831 1 2003 The Penguin History of New Zealand total:49|5:18|4:22|3:8|2:1|1:0| 49 204 80 8 3 0 false false Wed Apr 22 07:16:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jan 12 19:27:59 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 22 07:16:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 true false Thu Nov 26 03:11:06 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 03:11:06 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 20:43:09 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 10:55:25 -0700 2009
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