Books: KAPITI, Waitakere in Waitakere, Auckland for sale

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303pp., map endpapers, col. and b/w illusts. Tight, internally bright and clean with very light marking to edges. Intact dustjacket with minor shelf wear to edges, light marking. Light rubbing to bottom board edges - near spine and at bottom front external corner. Title page signed by author - This absorbing book, which completes a trilogy begun with WAIKANAE [1988] and continued with TARARUA [1994], looks beyond popular perceptions of TI provides a fascinating, well-researched account of this remarkable tracing the past, Chris Maclean also tells the story of New Zealand's conservation movement. Just as the struggle to create a safe place for endangered birds reflected national concern, so Kapiti's history of Maori and European occupation mirrors wider issues that face the country as a whole. Their resolution on Kapiti could be an example for other communities, a model for the nation.-
Author
Maclean Chris
Title
KAPITI
Publisher name
The Whitcombe Press, Wellington New Zealand
Shipping time
2 - 4 days
Publication year
2000
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Second nz books
Vendor rating
Abebof326d