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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: New. For the men and women of the skilled trades in the early 20th century, the skills and knowledge of their respective crafts were a source of identity and pride. Together with the so-called unskilled, who built the infrastructure for the new society, these workers laid the cultural and social foundations of a new and fairer society. This book uses photographs to show two processes fundamental to creating a new society: the transformation of swamp into farmland then cityscape, and the transplantation of the knowledge and skill acquired in the Old World that were essential to building a new world.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. pp. 176.

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w photos & colour paintings. BIC Classification: 1MBN; AJC; HBJM; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 271 x 15. Weight in Grams: 608. . 2014. Paperback. . . . .

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w photos & colour paintings. BIC Classification: 1MBN; AJC; HBJM; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 271 x 15. Weight in Grams: 608. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 223 pages. Dj ripped adn wornIncludes index. Bibliography note: Bibliography: p. [213]-216.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Heavy. Cover faded. 366 pages.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good copy in a dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Mild chipping to DJ spine ends & corners. Illustrated with colour plates, black and white photographs and black & white drawings. Several black & white maps. 270 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 223 pages. Advance copy in plain red cover. Writing on cover and ffep.

Ex-library. Super Octavo softcover (VG); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Zustand: New. pp. 176.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. A good tidy copy with some light spine creasing. This book is a visual and narrative history of two communities, Māori and Pākehā, during a hundred years of settlement in New Zealand. It reveals how the two cultures saw their history through very different eyes: for Pākehā, it was a story of establishing an 'English island' in the Pacific; for Māori, a tale of loss and exclusion. But by setting out these conflicting understandings of the past, the book also seeks to bridge cultural differences through the sharing of knowledge. Written by three leading historians and lavishly illustrated, it is a stunning presentation of New Zealand's history.…

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. For the men and women of the skilled trades in the early 20th century, the skills and knowledge of their respective crafts were a source of identity and pride. Together with the so-called unskilled, who built the infrastructure for the new society, these workers laid the cultural and social foundations of a new and fairer society. This book uses photographs to show two processes fundamental to creating a new society: the transformation of swamp into farmland then cityscape, and the transplantation of the knowledge and skill acquired in the Old World that were essential to building a new world.…

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. From the publisher's blurb, "Six essays based on the work of the Caversham Project at the University of Otago and New Zealand Census data, and analysing the occupational structure in New Zealand from 1893 to 1938 to examine social change and its impetus during the formative years of the nation's early economy." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [9], 10-317 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Scarce in the trade. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Replete with tables and figures. From the publisher's blurb, "An Accidental Utopia? investigates a more egalitarian past at a time when New Zealand ranks fourth in the developed world for social inequality. It is our first systematic analysis of urban social structure, focusing on three major forms of mobility?marital, work life, and intergenerational. This enables it to identify the distinctive forms taken by the capitalist class structure in urban New Zealand during a formative historical period, 1890?1940. By placing the analysis deep within a particular community?one of the two most densely settled urban areas at the time?the book also demonstrates how colonists and their children made class less central to social organization than it had been in Britain and also how people created a class-based politics to protect and advance equality. The intimate account of political change across the period reinstates the importance of contextual analysis, showing the need to analyze the social and political together in order to explain Liberal decline and the rise of Labour. In a comparative discussion, the authors demonstrate the importance of size and scale not only to this topic but to sociology and history in general, as these helped to make southern Dunedin critical in creating New Zealand as one of the world's most egalitarian societies. While class is their central focus, the authors also show how religious and ethnic divisions were rendered more marginal than in urban Britain or the US. The final chapter asks to what extent the remarkably fluid social patterns identified resulted from deliberate choices made by the first settlers and their descendants. By interweaving class and culture, structure and agency, the authors provide new insights into the making of modern New Zealand." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [7], 8-332 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 352pp. 28.5cm. Numerous illustrations in the text, some in colour. Maps. References. index. Soft covers. Good clean copy. Note: weighs 1.3kg.

Hardback. Zustand: New. In this majorwork, one of our leading historians offers a new account of the origins of NewZealand: how Pakeha settlers - nurtured on Enlightenment thought andevangelical humanitarianism - encountered Maori, and how the two peoples togetherdeveloped a distinctively experimental society.With James Cook'sarrival in 1769 and the subsequent colonisation, New Zealand became one of thefew post-Enlightenment experiments in creating a new nation anywhere in theworld. The Europeans who settled these islands brought with them a belief inthe power of reason and experience to improve peoples and societies. Encountersbetween Maori and these new arrivals profoundly shaped the thoughts andbehaviours of both peoples.Olssen arguesthat the people who settled New Zealand planned two experiments in making abetter society. They hoped that, in contrast to earlier colonial projects, theindigenous New Zealanders would not be driven to extinction but eventually taketheir place as equals in a modern commercial society. And they aimed to createa society that was fairer and more just than the one they had left behind; a'Better Britain'. While both experiments were first conceived by savants and philosophers,they gained ongoing support, by lodging in the hearts and minds of the settlers:whalers and missionaries, mothers and farmers. In turn, Maori adapted these newideas to their own ends, giving up slavery and inter-tribal warfare, and adaptingthe institutions of the colonisers in ways that would re-define theexperiments.This then is anethnography of 'tangata Pakeha', a people of European descent changed by theirencounters with 'tangata Maori' and their land - just as Maori were themselveschanged - and the story of the society they built together. Ranging acrossintellectual and cultural history, from the beach at Paihia to the coffeehouses of Paris, Olssen enables us to understand the origins of New Zealandanew.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy. The jacket has some chipping and closed tears. Olssen explores Otago's history from its early Māori settlement through European colonisation, the gold rush era, and into the 20th century. He focuses on how Otago developed a distinct regional identity shaped by its geography, economy, and social values. The book highlights the role of Scottish settlers, the rise of Dunedin as a cultural and commercial centre, and the tensions between rural and urban life. Olssen also examines political movements, religious influences, and the impact of education and industry. His writing balances scholarly depth with storytelling, making it accessible to general readers and students alike. The book includes illustrations and maps that help bring the region's past to life, and it's often praised for its insight into how local history connects with national themes.…

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Some light creasing to the wraps and an inscription. Otherwise a clean copy 1987 reprint.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. In this impressive sequence of essays leading New Zealand historian Erik Olssen builds on his earlier work on labour and social and political history. Drawing on the Caversham data base at the University of Otago, he aims to investigate here the ways in which locality, labour process, politics, culture and society shape each other. After an exploration of the theoretical issues and a sketch of the industrial-residential suburb of Caversham in Dunedin at the turn of the century, Olssen analyses the labour process in various skilled trades, the gendering of skill and work, the construction and development of a socialist political movement and an egalitarian society. Topics addressed include masters and journeymen, skilled women workers, carpenters, the skilled men of the metal trades in the Hillside workshops, the construction of a political culture based on class and the shifting meanings of that word. Large. 326 pages. …

Quarto softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Quarto softcover (VG); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket torn- prev. owner's tape repairs; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Quarto, brown heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, xv + frontispiece map + 270pp, illus, VG+ (v slight soiling to page edges, prev. owner's details), in d/w, VG+ (v slight creasing to edges).

Quarto, brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, 270pp, illus, VG+ (v slight fading to spine extrems) in d/w, VG- (some creasing & rubbing, closed tears to all corners, archival tape repairs to closed tears to upper spine).