The Penguin History of New Zealand
$30.40
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
9 October 2023
Summary
The definitive and bestselling history of Aotearoa New Zealand by one of our leading historians, continuously in print for 20 years.
This bestselling book by the late Michael King is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand. First published in 2003 and hailed as a triumph of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, it has been continuously in print for 20 years and has sold over 300,000 copies. It remains the definitive, yet highly readable…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776950805 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1776950801 |
| Author: | Michael King |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group (NZ) |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 9 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 499g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 41mm |
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About The Author
Michael King
The late Michael King was one of New Zealand’s leading historians. Over three decades he wrote or edited more than 30 books, most of them New Zealand history or biography. He won a wide range of awards for this work, including the New Zealand Book Award for Non-fiction, the Wattie Book of the Year (twice), the Montana Medal for Non-fiction and, in 2003, an inaugural Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement. He was a contributor to the prestigious Oxford History of New Zealand and wrote for all five volumes of The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Dr King taught or held fellowships at seven universities in New Zealand and other countries, including Georgetown University in Washington DC, where he was Visiting Professor of New Zealand Studies. He was tragically killed in a car accident in 2004.
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