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Tuamaka: The Challenge of Difference in Aotearoa New Zealand
Joan Metge
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Description for Tuamaka: The Challenge of Difference in Aotearoa New Zealand
Paperback. What is 'the trick of standing upright here' in Aotearoa New Zealand? What sort of rope can modern New Zealanders weave to haul themselves to their feet? This book identifies the Treaty, the words and the stories upon which New Zealanders - both Maori and non-Maori - can stand and flourish. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290.
What is 'the trick of standing upright here' in Aotearoa New Zealand? What sort of rope can modern New Zealanders weave to haul themselves to their feet? In this book renowned anthropologist Dame Joan Metge identifies the Treaty, the words and the stories upon which New Zealanders - both Maori and non-Maori - can stand and flourish. The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand's founding narrative, Dame Joan suggests - and she tells a story of cultures meeting, arguing and then dealing with diversity. Maori and English, increasingly used in the same sentence, are the languages of New Zealanders and ... Read more
What is 'the trick of standing upright here' in Aotearoa New Zealand? What sort of rope can modern New Zealanders weave to haul themselves to their feet? In this book renowned anthropologist Dame Joan Metge identifies the Treaty, the words and the stories upon which New Zealanders - both Maori and non-Maori - can stand and flourish. The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand's founding narrative, Dame Joan suggests - and she tells a story of cultures meeting, arguing and then dealing with diversity. Maori and English, increasingly used in the same sentence, are the languages of New Zealanders and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Auckland, New Zealand
ISBN
9781869404680
SKU
V9781869404680
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Ref
99-3
About Joan Metge
Dame Joan Metge was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1930. An anthropologist by training, she is particularly well-known as a researcher in Maori communities. A leading scholar on Maori topics, she is famous for her outstanding promotion of cross-cultural awareness, and has published a number of important books on Maori history and society and on cross-cultural communication. They include ... Read more
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