Anne Salmond’s brilliant study of first contact between Maori and European explorers - a trail-blazing achievement in narrative New Zealand history.

‘Professor Salmond has written a remarkable book. Remarkable for its meticulous research, for its ability to grip the reader’s attention; but most of all, remarkable that no-one has done anything quite like it before in the exploration of New Zealand history.’ -Naylor Hillary, The Press

Two Worlds is Anne Salmond’s award-winning account of the first points of contact between Maori and European explorers. It is a provocative, penetrating examination of those dramatic first meetings, casting them in a completely new light - a work of trail-blazing significance.

‘The book as a whole, it must be said, is a stunningly comprehensive and polished work of scholarship that will be welcomed by academic and general readers. It is one of the most important volumes on Maori-Pakeha relations ever published and will provide a baseline from which future work in this area will be measured.’ -Michael King, Metro