Becoming Pakeha
$31.99
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2022
Summary
After more than 200 years of co-existence under the umbrella of a unique treaty, you might think things would be better than ever. In this perceptive and piercing book, John Bluck argues that Pakeha and Maori worlds grow ever more separate: the Aotearoa of today is a landscape of two predominant cultures, overlaid with so many others, fractured and more likely to erupt than Ruapehu. But has it always been this way?
Becoming Pakeha follows the author’s life, growing up as a Pa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781775542100 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1775542106 |
| Author: | John Bluck |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 374g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
John Bluck
John Bluck is a writer and broadcaster with a lifetime of working on bicultural issues. His earlier books include Wai Karekare: turbulent waters, Hidden Country: Having faith in Aotearoa, Killing us Softly: Challenging the Kiwi culture of complaint and Seeking the Centre: living well in Aotearoa. A retired Anglican bishop, and Dean of Christchurch Cathedral before it fell down, he has worked ecumenically all round New Zealand and overseas, serving as Communication Director for the World Council of Churches in Geneva. He lives with his wife Liz in Pakiri, north of Auckland, where he writes, gardens, tries to catch fish and play the trumpet.
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