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The Penguin History of New Zealand

By: Michael King
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Summary

 This bestselling book, the triumphant fruit of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand.

New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. It was also the first to introduce full democracy. Between those events, and in the century that followed, the movements and conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly in New Zealand than anywhere else on Earth.

The Penguin History of New Zealand 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 colonising New Zealand were essentially humane; and that Maori, far from being passive victims of a 'fatal impact', coped heroically with colonisation and survived by selectively accepting and adapting what Western technology and culture had to offer.


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PLATINUM PREMIER NEW ZEALAND BESTSELLER READERS' CHOICE AWARD
2004 MONTANA NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS
NIELSEN BOOKDATA NEW ZEALAND BOOKSELLERS' CHOICE AWARD - BEST OF THE BEST, 2011 Australia, New Zealand & Oceania Oceania Colonial Period Great Britain
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I was excited to buy this book as I really wanted to understand the history in more detail. I loved the wide range of topics covered and learnt a lot.
Given there was so much to cover and lots of detail, dates, names and complex issues, the narration was going to be a challenge lest the book seemed dry.
I found the narrator's voice monotonous, making it harder to concentrate and take in the many dates, statistics and unfamiliar names, really spoiling the book for me

Informative overview of New Zealand history, but narration disappointing

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