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Going Bush - New Zealanders and Nature in the Twentieth Century by Kirstie Ross
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Social & Cultural History | Series: Studies in Social & Cultural History | Reading Level: Very Good
What does 'the bush' mean to Pakeha New Zealanders? Is it a particular type of vegetation, a place to tramp, something to save, or a refuge from civilisation? By exploring the meanings that Pakeha found in nature from the 1890s to the 1970s, Kirstie Ross shows that the bush was as much about conservativ ...Show more
Holding on to Home: Stories and Objects of the First World War by Kate Hunter & Kirstie Ross
$49.99 NZD
Category: World Military History | Reading Level: very good
The Great War seeped and stormed into every aspect of New Zealanders' lives, from the frontline to the family home. The things that survived - a crumpled theatre ticket, an engraved cigarette case, a knitting pattern, a crucifix made from rifle cartridges u are emotional touchstones that bring this dist ...Show more
Nature Boy - The Photography of Olaf Petersen by Catherine Hammond (Editor); Shaun Higgins (Editor); Andrew Clifford (Contribution by); Sandra Coney (Contribution by); Sarah Hillary (Contribution by); Kirstie Ross (Contribution by)
$59.99 NZD
Category: Art, Design & Photography | Reading Level: near fine
A gull chick running across Muriwai Beach. Cabbage trees at Lake Wainamu. Tyre tracks, tugs of war and tramping trips. Olaf Petersen produced an unrivalled photographic account of the people and natural world of Auckland's wild west coast. Nature Boy introduces readers to this remarkable photographer an ...Show more
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