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The Silence Beyond: Selected Writings by Michael King

Editor: Rachael King

Author: Michael King

The late Michael King was one of New Zealand's most respected and popular historians. The author of the bestselling The Penguin History of New Zealand and many other significant works, he was a writer of remarkable skill, sensitivity and importance.

 

The Silence Beyond is a wide-ranging and often personal collection of King's writings – many in print for the first time or no longer available – including essays, talks and eulogies for friends. Introduced by his daughter, Rachael King, The Silence Beyond is a timely and fitting tribute to one of New Zealand's greatest modern thinkers.

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Book Cover: Penguin History of New Zealand
Penguin History of New Zealand
By Michael King

New 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 franchise, the movements and conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly in New Zealand than anywhere else on Earth.

 

New 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 franchise...

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Published: 22/02/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143567578
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover: Maori: A Photographic and Social History
Maori: A Photographic and Social History
By Michael King

In Maori, renowned historian Michael King (1945-2004) presents a comprehensive and searching documentary of Maori culture and society. From the earliest daguerreotype around 1852 to the strong protest images of the 1990s, King records and analyses changes and upheaval in commentary that is always intelligent and objective. This book leaves the reader with not only a better understanding of the...

In Maori, renowned historian Michael King (1945-2004) presents a comprehensive and searching documentary of Maori culture and society. From the earliest daguerreotype around 1852 to the strong protest...

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Published: 01/12/2008
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143010883
RRP: $45.00
Book Cover: Being Pakeha Now: Reflections & recollections Of A White Native
Being Pakeha Now: Reflections & recollections Of A White Native
By Michael King

First published in 1985, Michael King's Being Pakeha

became a gentle Kiwi classic, a strong reply both to Maori who were asserting their own identity and also to Pakeha who mumbled that they didn t have a strong culture and identity of their own. Being Pakeha Now is an updated edition that reflects on these issues and how they have changed and evolved over the last fifteen years.

First published in 1985, Michael King's Being Pakeha

became a gentle Kiwi classic, a strong reply both to Maori who were asserting their own identity and also to Pakeha who mumbled that they didn t have...

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Published: 03/08/2004
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143019565
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover: Penguin History Of New Zealand
Penguin History Of New Zealand
By Michael King
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Published: 13/10/2003
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742288260
Book Cover: The Penguin History Of New Zealand
The Penguin History Of New Zealand
By Michael King

New 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 franchise, the movements and the conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly in New Zealand than anywhere else on Earth.

New 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 franchise...

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Published: 13/10/2003
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143018674
RRP: $26.95
Book Cover: Wrestling With the Angel
Wrestling With the Angel
By Michael King
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Published: 04/06/2001
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742288277
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Published:30/05/2011
Format:Paperback, 208 pages
RRP:$35.00
ISBN-13:9780143565567
ISBN-10:0143565567
Origin:New Zealand
Imprint:Penguin
Publisher:Penguin NZ
Subjects: - Prose: non-fiction(245)

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