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Maranga! Maranga! Maranga! The Call to Maori History

Essays from Te Pouhere Korero, 1999-2023
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Celebrating over three decades of Māori scholarship, essays from Maranga! Maranga! Maranga! The Call to Maori History, edited by Aroha Harris and Melissa Matutina Williams, draws on work published by the collective Te Pouhere Kōrero in the journal of the same name. Writers include Rawinia Higgins,... Read More
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Leading Maori scholars, researchers and writers of history come together in this landmark collection of essays celebrating three decades of Indigenous scholarship. Maranga! Maranga! Maranga! The Call to Maori History draws from the work of Te Pouhere Korero, the Maori history collective. Edited by Aroha Harris and Melissa Matutina Williams.

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Celebrating over three decades of Māori scholarship, essays from Maranga! Maranga! Maranga! The Call to Maori History, edited by Aroha Harris and Melissa Matutina Williams, draws on work published by the collective Te Pouhere Kōrero in the journal of the same name.

Writers include Rawinia Higgins, Melissa Matutina Williams, Arini Loader, Nēpia Mahuika, Alice Te Punga Somerville, Rachel Buchanan, Aroha Harris, Hirini Kaa and Peter Meihana. Their essays speak to a critical understanding of the past that is rooted in mātauranga Māori and underscores the foundational nature of Māori history in shaping Aotearoa New Zealand.

Key Points

Rich volume: A celebration of the Te Pouhere Kōrero journal’s role in chronicling Māori history and contribution to historical scholarship for Aotearoa.

Acclaimed contributors: Featuring the voices of leading Māori scholars, researchers and writers who have contributed to the depth of the journal series.

Timely: Brings to the forefront crucial conversations on sovereignty, identity and historical narratives, that inform contemporary understanding of Aotearoa’s history and Indigenous rights.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781991033925

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2024

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Bridget Williams Books

Contributors:

  • Edited by Aroha Harris
  • Edited by Melissa Matutina Williams

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 250g

About the Author

Aroha Harris (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) lectures in history at Waipapa Taumata Rau—University of Auckland. She is co-author with Atholl Anderson and Judith Binney of the award-winning Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History (2014). Melissa Matutina Williams (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Maru) is an independent historian and author of the award-winning Panguru and the City: Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua An Urban Migration History (2015).

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