The big smoke : New Zealand cities, 1840-1920 / Ben Schrader.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Bridget Williams Books, 2016Description: 480 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780947492434
- 0947492437
- 307.760993 23
Contents:
Summary: "Explores such questions as: what did cities look like and how did they change; why were women especially drawn to live in cities; in what ways did Māori experience and shape cities; how far was the street a living room and stage for city life; and why did New Zealand so quickly became a nation of townspeople?"--Publisher information.
1. Building Towns, Selling Cities -- 2. Towns Becoming Cities -- 3. Social and Cultural Life -- 4. Maori and the City -- 5. City Crowds -- 6. Street People -- 7. Creating Healthy Cities -- 8. Backlash Against the City.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 307.760993 SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A540953B |
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1. Building Towns, Selling Cities -- 2. Towns Becoming Cities -- 3. Social and Cultural Life -- 4. Maori and the City -- 5. City Crowds -- 6. Street People -- 7. Creating Healthy Cities -- 8. Backlash Against the City.
"Explores such questions as: what did cities look like and how did they change; why were women especially drawn to live in cities; in what ways did Māori experience and shape cities; how far was the street a living room and stage for city life; and why did New Zealand so quickly became a nation of townspeople?"--Publisher information.
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