William hosking oliver (3 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 178 pages. tidy copyW. H. Oliver, a writer, editor, professor, and central figure in New Zealand' s intellectual landscape, reflects here on the decades of his own life and the h istory that has shaped him. A warm portrait is painted of his Cornish parents, w hose experiences with immigration, rural work, the depression, and Labour activi sm are recounted. Oliver shares how he avidly absorbed education and progressed from rural schools to Oxford University. This wide-ranging account tells of ance stry and early childhood, the influences of feminism, friendship, marriage, and family, while acknowledging the broader scope of history and the development of New Zealand. This is a poet writing about history, and an historian writing an a utobiography--perceptive, wry, and sometimes painfully honest.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 108 pages.

Condizione: Good. Hard Cover. Good. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 301. Part I: From Wilderness to Frontier Part II: The Fruits of Victory Part III: Society at Mid-Century. bibliography, index. d/j in mylar. top spine of d/j small rip. bottom spine library no. inside cover yellowed tape and shadow on frontpiece with library stamp. title page someone has written full name of author after initials. bottom edge library stamp back endpiece library pocket with card and bar code plus yellow tape with shadow on endpiece. b/w photographs throughout book. A good book to learn the history of New Zealand.…