{"product_id":"penguin-history-of-new-zealand","title":"The History of New Zealand | Michael King | Paperback","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n        table, td, td {\n        border: 1px solid #ddd;\n        border-collapse: collapse;\n        }\n\n        table {\n        table-layout: fixed; \/* Fixed table layout *\/\n        }\n\n        td {\n        width: 50%; \/* Define width for td *\/\n        padding: 4px;\n        word-wrap: break-word;\n        white-space: pre-wrap;\n        }\n\n        tr:nth-child(even) {\n        background-color: #c9e5cc;\n        }\n\n        tr:nth-child(odd) {\n        background-color: #fff; \/* Add a style for odd rows *\/\n        }\n        --\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n        \u003c!-- more --\u003e\n        \u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n        \u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e        \n          \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab1\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eSpecs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab3\"\u003eNotes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e        \n        \u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n        \u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n          \u003cli id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"c-book-details__keynote\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe definitive and bestselling history of Aotearoa New Zealand by one of our leading historians, continuously in print for 20 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bestselling book by the late Michael King is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFirst 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt remains the definitive, yet highly readable, starting-point for anybody wanting to understand this country.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNew Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. It was also the first to introduce full democracy. Between those events, and in the century that followed, the movements and conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly in New Zealand than anywhere else on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Penguin History of New Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e tells that story in all its colour and drama. The narrative that emerges is an inclusive one about men and women, Māori and Pākehā. It shows that British motives in colonising New Zealand were essentially humane; and that Māori, far from being passive victims of a 'fatal impact', coped heroically with colonisation and survived by selectively accepting and adapting what Western technology and culture had to offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow more relevant than ever, this edition includes a Foreword by Sir Tipene O'Regan and a biographical essay about the author by Jock Phillips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLATINUM PREMIER NEW ZEALAND BESTSELLER READERS' CHOICE AWARD\u003cbr\u003e2004 MONTANA NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS\u003cbr\u003eNIELSEN BOOKDATA NEW ZEALAND BOOKSELLERS' CHOICE AWARD – BEST OF THE BEST, 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli id=\"tab2\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 October 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781776950805\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePenguin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e592\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFor more information on our shipping policy follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/folders.co.nz\/pages\/delivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e and for our returns policy \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/folders.co.nz\/pages\/online-returns-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli id=\"tab3\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael King (1945–2004) 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was a contributor to the prestigious \u003ci\u003eOxford History of New Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote for all five volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of New Zealand Biography\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n        ","brand":"United Books Distributors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44280882888941,"sku":"9781776950805","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0541\/2565\/8281\/files\/The_History_of_New_Zealand__Michael_King__Paperback_1.jpg?v=1749166312","url":"https:\/\/marstonmoor.co.nz\/products\/penguin-history-of-new-zealand","provider":"Marston Moor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}