The forgotten coast / Richard Shaw.
"In this deft memoir, Richard Shaw unpacks a generations-old family story he was never told: that his ancestors once farmed land in Taranaki which had been confiscated from its owners and sold to his great-grandfather, who had been with the Armed Constabulary when it invaded Parihaka on 5 Novem...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Auckland, New Zealand :
Massey University Press,
2021.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "In this deft memoir, Richard Shaw unpacks a generations-old family story he was never told: that his ancestors once farmed land in Taranaki which had been confiscated from its owners and sold to his great-grandfather, who had been with the Armed Constabulary when it invaded Parihaka on 5 November 1881. Honest, and intertwined with an examination of Shaw's relationship with his father and of his family's Catholicism, this book's key focus is urgent: how, in a decolonising world, Pākehā New Zealanders wrestle with, and own, the privilege of their colonial pasts"--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0995146527 9780995146525 |