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A Concise History of New Zealand
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Table of Contents

1. Waka across a watery world; 2. Beachcrossers 1769–1839; 3. Claiming the land 1840–60; 4. Remoter Australasia 1861–90; 5. Managing globalisation 1891–1913; 6. 'All flesh is as grass' 1914–29; 7. Making New Zealand 1930–49; 8. Golden weather 1950–72; 9. Latest experiments 1973–96; 10. Treaty revival 1973–99; 11. Shaky ground: seismic shifts 2000–11.

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The story of this rugged and dynamic land is beautifully narrated, from its origins in Gondwana to the twenty-first century.

About the Author

Philippa Mein Smith is Professor of History at the University of Canterbury. She is the author of Maternity in Dispute: New Zealand 1920–1939 (1986), Mothers and King Baby: Infant Survival and Welfare in an Imperial World: Australia 1880–1950 (1997) and co-author of A History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific (2000) and Remaking the Tasman World (2008).

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