Vikings of the Sunrise
$40.00
- Paperback
392 pages
- Release Date
17 October 2023
Summary
Vikings of the Sunrise ranks as a masterpiece of Pacific studies. From the pen of one of the greatest Māori thinkers and writers of his generation, the settlement of the Pacific Ocean comes to life.
The book ranges across the Pacific Ocean and the people who populated it, considering their physical and spiritual origins, and the ships they built to conquer this vast territory. It weighs evidence for different routes, retells myths of migration including the Maui series, recou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781990042492 |
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| ISBN-10: | 199004249X |
| Author: | Te Rangi Hiroa Sir Peter Buck, Paora Paul Tapsell |
| Publisher: | Oratia Media |
| Imprint: | Oratia Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 392 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 17 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 600g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 20mm |
| Series: | New Zealand Classics |
About The Author
Te Rangi Hiroa Sir Peter Buck
Te Rangi Hiroa (Sir Peter Buck, 1877-1951) led a busy and distinguished life - variously as an MP, leader of the Young Maori party, doctor, medical officer for Maori health, anthropologist and director of the Bishop Museum, Hawai’i. He was knighted in 1946 for services to science and literature. His best-known books are Vikings of the Sunrise and The Coming of the Maori.
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