History & Archaeology

Summary Specs In this third, revised and expanded ed...

Summary Specs The Leopard 1 family of vehicles becam...

Summary Specs In 1979, teenager Olive Jones was one ...

Summary Specs Many New Zealanders do not realise tha...

Summary Specs Kiwis in Conflict is the story of New ...

Presents a comprehensive look at the world from the earliest geological records and primitive monocultures to the cosmopolitan melting pots of our ...

Thailand is known for its picturesque beaches and famous temples, but there's much more to this popular holiday destination than many realise. A B...

The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a timeless work that has defined much of our present understanding of Japan. "How and why does Japanese culture ...

A comprehensive guide to understanding Vietnam's long and tumultuous history A Brief History of Vietnam explores the turbulent history of a land t...

This exceptional analysis of the English text of the Treaty of Waitangi represents a major reassessment in our understanding of this foundational d...

This major publication about Maori participation in the First World War is written by NZ's leading Maori military historian Dr Monty Soutar, author...

He Tohu Box Set Author: Orange, Brookes, O''Malley ISBN: 9781991033154 Book Type: Hardback

In 1893 New Zealand became the first country in the world with universal suffrage: all New Zealand women now had the right to vote. This achievemen...

The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a central document in New Zealand history. This lively account tells the story of the Treaty from it...

A fascinating examination of every aspect of the Roman soldier, at the height of Rome's imperial might, this highly illustrated manual gets to grip...

As the world's second most popular beverage after water, tea has fascinated, awakened, motivated, and calmed us for well over two thousand years. A...

This classic interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's famous Book of Five Rings is explicitly intended for the martial artist-as Miyamoto Musashi origi...

'Welcome to our story, this history. Wherever in the world the bones of your ancestors lie, wherever their ashes may have been dispersed, here you ...

On 12 July 1863, British and colonial troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Duncan Cameron crossed Mangatawhiri stream, Waikato Maori's northern bor...

This is a book for anyone who loves Chinese black tea. Keemun is the first Chinese black tea to go abroad. In The Lady of the Camellias (1848), the...

MISHAP 1968 - Caught in a sudden violent storm, the Wahine ferry foundered after running aground on Barrett's Reef, attempting to enter Wellington ...

Summary Specs A History of the Samurai tells the complete story of Japan's legendar...

This ground-breaking book explores the emergence of Te Hahi Mihinare - the Maori Anglican Church. Anglicanism, brought to New Zealand by English mi...

What would a history of New Zealand look like that rejected Thomas Carlyle's definition of history as 'the biography of great men', and focused ins...