Tangata Whenua : The World of the Maori (New Edition)
Author(s): Don Stafford
A thousand years ago, the Polynesian ancestors of the Maori travelled to Aotearoa in giant sea-going canoes. Here they developed a rich and complex culture, with an artistic output unparalleled in the Pacific. In this easily understood introduction to all 'things Maori', their vast migrations, their arrival in this country and their development here in both pre- and post-European times.
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Don Stafford has lived and worked in Rotorua for many years and is an authority on its history and, in particular, the Arawa people of the region. His previous books include Te Arawa: A History of the Arawa People (1967) and the two-volume series Landmarks of Te Arawa (1994). Stafford was awarded the MBE in 1982, and in 1993 received the CBE as well as an honorary doctorate from the Universtiy of Waikato.
General Fields
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- : Penguin Group (NZ)
- : Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
- : 01 November 2008
- : 270mm X 210mm
- : New Zealand
- : books
Special Fields
- : Don Stafford
- : Hardback
- : 305.899442093
- : 96
- : Australasian & Pacific history; Indigenous peoples; Social & cultural history
- : colour illustrations