Our People, Our Century 1900 - 2000

Smith, Paul: Callan, Louise

... A compelling chronicle of New Zealand's passage from the beginning of the 20th century to the start of a new millennium. It is a story of the people who experienced and shaped the events of an emerging nation, from the harsh settler society of 1900 to the familiar themes of life in the 1990s. This richly illustrated book evokes the spirit of each decade -- the glittering Twenties and swinging Sixties ; the Depression and deliverance of the Thirties and the protesting voices of the Seventies -- all brought to life through evocative images and widely researched text ... The recurring themes of poverty and materialism, political intervention and laissez-faire, the search for redress by Maori, the struggle of migrants, freedoms found and lost, seem to bring us back to the beginning and the questions first asked as we set out on this 100 year journey. "Our people, our century" is a social history in which both the voices of the powerful and the obscure offer their perspectives ... Interweaved through the events and issues of the century are the stories from families featured in the TV ONE series "Our people, our century". Their voices are an intimate contrast to the nation's story .

288 pages hardback with jacket Published by Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland (1999) 298mm x 237mm

good condition