Quest for Origins

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Quest for Origins
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kerry Howe
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 195,Width 136
Category/GenreAustralia, New Zealand & Pacific history
Geographical discovery and exploration
ISBN/Barcode 9780143008453
ClassificationsDewey:994.01
Audience
General
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Group (NZ)
Imprint Penguin Books (NZ)
Publication Date 7 January 2008
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

In this provocative and fascinating book Professor Kerry Howe traces dozens of explanations and theories of both pre-Maori and pre-European settlement and assesses each one. At the same time he places them in their intellectual, historical and cultural context. The book uses maps and illustrations and scholarly research but is carefully written for a general lay audience and is not an academic book.

Author Biography

Professor of history at Massey University at Albany. Internationally recognised expert on the history of the Pacific, and widely published.