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UNINA9910780465703321 |
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Autore |
Easton B. H. |
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Titolo |
The nationbuilders : Shaping the NZ Nation 1931-84 / / Brian Easton |
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Auckland : , : Auckland University Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-77558-197-7 |
0-585-45127-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (449 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nationalism - New Zealand - History |
Politicians - New Zealand |
New Zealand Biography |
New Zealand Politics and government |
New Zealand Economic policy |
New Zealand History 20th century Biography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title Page; DEDICATION; Epigraph; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PROLOGUE; ONE : GORDON COATES; TWO : BERNARD ASHWIN; THREE : PETER FRASER; FOUR : JAMES FLETCHER; FIVE : FINTAN PATRICK WALSH; SIX : DOUGLAS ROBB; SEVEN : BILL SUTCH; EIGHT : DENIS GLOVER; NINE : COLIN McCAHON; TEN : DR SUTCH; ELEVEN : NORMAN KIRK; TWELVE : SONJA DAVIES; THIRTEEN : BRYAN PHILPOTT; FOURTEEN : NEW ZEALAND STEEL; FIFTEEN : ROB MULDOON; SIXTEEN : HENRY LANG; EPILOGUE; ENVOY : BRUCE JESSON; A, B, C; INDEX; D, E, F; G, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; Copyright |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a collection of linked essays on individuals and companies from 1931 to 1984 who contributed in major ways to building the New Zealand nation. It captures the intertwining of the lives of politicians, their advisers, and those influence them, as well as the ideas and experiences that drove them. While it focuses on economic strategy, the book also looks at the cultural, social, union, business, and foreign |
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policy strands of nationbuilding. An original and provocative book, it is backed by powerful nationalistic emotions and by a deep distaste for the kind of country that has been |
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