The village transformed : aspects of change in New Zealand, 1900-1990 / M.H. Holcroft.
""The purpose of this book" writes M. H. Holcroft, "is to examine changes in New Zealand life during the twentieth century" Drawing on nearly ninety years living in, and closely observing New Zealand, Holcroft examines in ten chapters a number of the areas in which change ha...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wellington [N.Z.] :
Victoria University Press,
1990.
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| Summary: | ""The purpose of this book" writes M. H. Holcroft, "is to examine changes in New Zealand life during the twentieth century" Drawing on nearly ninety years living in, and closely observing New Zealand, Holcroft examines in ten chapters a number of the areas in which change has been particularly felt -- amongst them: sexual mores; crime, violence and punishment; dress codes; race relations; restructuring in the Public Service; the "adversarial" tendency in New Zealand society ..." -- Back cover. |
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| Item Description: | Revision of Cataloguing-in-Publication data. |
| Physical Description: | 168 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0864732104 9780864732101 |