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Anne Salmond
This is an account of Cook’s South Sea voyages, in which he plunged south to discover Antarctica and then veered north to discover Hawaii. In Anne Salmond’s narrative, Cook’s ships…
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Life old and new through the eyes of a Maori elder.
This is the story of Amiria s life and marriage as told to Anne Salmond. Amiria was born on…
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The life, ways and knowledge of a Maori elder.
This book arose from Eruera Stirling’s determination to pass on the traditional knowledge entrusted to him in his childhood by tribal…
Beginning in 1777, when William Bligh, at twenty-two, first arrived in Tahiti with Captain Cook, this title charts Bligh’s three Pacific voyages - and tells how they transformed lives on…
The extraordinary story of Captain Cook’s encounters with the Polynesian Islanders is retold here in bold, vivid style, capturing the complex (and sometimes sexual) relationships between the explorers and the…
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An epic, award-winning account of Pakeha-Maori relations immediately following Captain Cook’s voyages to New Zealand.
‘Vivid, convincing and utterly memorable.’ -Michael King, North & South
Anne Salmond’s extraordinary Between Worlds…
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…
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Offers an account of the European discovery of Tahiti, the Pacific island of mythic status that has figured so powerfully in European imaginings about sexuality, the exotic, and the nobility…
The most comprehensive study of Maori hui - ceremonial gatherings, incorporating marae protocol, tangihanga (funerals), hurahanga kohatu (unveilings), birthdays and anniversaries, and tribal policy-making.
When Maori people gather for a…
In her most ambitious book to date, Dame Anne Salmond looks at New Zealand as a site of cosmo-diversity, a place where multiple worlds engage and collide. Beginning with a…
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A collection of Dame Anne Salmond's writings over forty years - from Hui and Eruera, through The Trial of the Cannibal Dog and to today's debates about race and Te…
Anne Baker
Geoffrey Salmond rose to become Chief of the Air Staff in the mid-1930s, succeeding his brother at the top of his profession, only to die in post before he could…
Anne Isobel Baker
The first biography of one of the founding fathers of the RAF.
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Explores the fate of Russian art collections and libraries following the Russian Revolution in 1917, the institutions and individuals responsible for their sale, and the prominent collectors, libraries, and museums…
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Wayne Ngata,Anne Salmond,Conal McCarthy,Amiria Salmond
A landmark book about four remarkable museum expeditions that contributed to a recovery of Maori society. This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of the expeditions and details the innovative…
Peter Brunt,Nicholas Thomas
The most up-to-date scholarship on the art of Oceania, with reproductions of over 300 stunning works.
