Lawrence harold barber (1 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 252 pages. dj chipped.150 years ago New Zealand was established as a remote British colony in the S outh Pacific Ocean. An uneasy accord was reached between land-hungry settlers an d the original inhabitants, the Maori, with the signing of Waitangi, a unique bu t controversial document, the implications of which still give rise to national debate. Now, in the late 1980s, New Zealanders have to deal with crucial economi c and social problems, falling personal incomes, contracting markets for its tra ditional primary products and rapidly growing unemployment. To meet these challe nges New Zealanders need to know the background to their present predicament. Th is book will help to do so, paying particular attention to the position of women and the Maoris. The author has written six books on New Zealand social, regiona l and military projects.…