A Traveller's History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands Contributor(s): Chambers, John H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566565065 ISBN-13: 9781566565066 Publisher: Interlink Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 Annotation: This edition will give the curious tourist not only a modern-day portrait of New Zealand and the far-flung islands, but also looks at the early settling of this historic area. "Ideal before-you-go reading."--"The Daily Telegraph." |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions - History | Oceania - History | Australia & New Zealand - General |
Dewey: 995 |
LCCN: 2003000627 |
Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.05" W x 7.74" (1.04 lbs) 400 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |