The New Zealand herald book of the century : 100 years in review /

The New Zealand herald book of the century : 100 years in review / Book of the century by New Zealand herald staff, past and present ; foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary. - 304 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits (some colour) ; 28 cm

Also issued in a slipcase (34 cm.), in a limited ed. of 500 copies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Century of two halves :an overview of the century [Decade 1900 to 1909] / Living in Godzone : the quintessential New Zealand way of life / Farmer's life : living off the land [Decade 1910 to 1919] / Our sporting world : sporting success at home and abroad / Dark side of paradise : crimes and punishments [Decade 1920 to 1929] / Wish lists: beyond suffrage : changing roles for women / Great Depression spirit : recollections from the 1930s [Decade 1930 to 1939] / Taking over the airwaves : the maturing of New Zealand broadcasting / Reflections from the front line: changing attitudes to war [Decade 1940 to 1949] / From the cradle to the grave : a century of politics / Sweet voice of youth : the generation gap [Decade 1950 to 1959] / How they make us laugh : tickling the national funnybone / Taking to the streets : dissent and dispute [Decade 1960 to 1969] / Aotearoa: relaunching the waka : the century of Maori renaissance [Decade 1970 to 1979] / Definition of a culture : beyond the great New Zealand novel / Commerce, trade and deal-making : the selling of New Zealand [Decade 1980 to 1989] -- Fire, flood and earthquake : natural disasters and human tragedy / New frontiers, new pioneers : contributions to science, health and technology : [Decade 1990 to 1999] / Gordon McLauchlan -- Peter Calder -- Philippa Stevenson -- Don Cameron -- Ron Taylor -- Marcia Russell -- Ted Reynolds -- Barry Shaw -- Jock Graham -- John Roughan -- Russell Baillie -- Bert Nealon -- Carroll du Chateau -- Richard Knight -- Graham Reid -- Jack Leigh -- Don Milne.

"More than 500 photographs and 18 reflective essays cast the spotlight on significant New Zealand events, and on events we shared with the world"--Back cover.

1877214019 9781877214011 1877214000 9781877214004

Wilson and Horton.


History, Modern--20th century


New Zealand--History--20th century
New Zealand--Social life and customs
New Zealand--Social life and customs--20th century.

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