$55.99
- Hardcover
- Release Date
1 November 2025
Summary
A major work by a distinguished historian, Garrison World examines the lives of soldiers and families constituting the British military presence in New Zealand and other territories during the nineteenth century.
The British Empire’s expansion relied on a vast, mobile army (‘redcoats’), supported by a dominant navy (‘bluejackets’). Despite New Zealand’s treaty-based beginnings with tangata whenua, significant British forces soon arrived. Initially summoned to contain sporadic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781991033703 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1991033702 |
| Author: | Macdonald C. |
| Publisher: | Bridget Williams Books |
| Imprint: | Bridget Williams Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.85kg |
| Dimensions: | 57mm x 269mm x 197mm |
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About The Author
Macdonald C.
Charlotte Macdonald, Professor Emerita at Te Herenga Waka —Victoria University of Wellington, specialises in the modern era, particularly in New Zealand’s history related to empire, colony, women and gender. She has authored numerous award-winning books and articles, served as the president of the New Zealand Historical Association, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi, recently chairing its Academy Executive Committee (2020–2023).
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