{"title":"Elsdon Best","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElsdon Best\u003c\/strong\u003e offers an insightful journey into Māori culture and history, with works that blend detailed observation and respectful scholarship. Readers can expect thoughtful explorations that illuminate the traditions and ways of life of indigenous communities, exemplified by titles such as \u003cem\u003eTuhoe\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in education and reference, Best's books serve as valuable resources for those seeking a deeper understanding of New Zealand's cultural heritage. His writing combines a careful attention to detail with a clear, informative style accessible to both scholars and general readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tuhoe-by-elsdon-best-9781990042874","title":"Tuhoe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with Volume One, Elsdon Best compiled the material for this volume of \u003ci\u003eTuhoe: The Children of the Mist\u003c\/i\u003e as he travelled through the Urewera, holding countless first-hand sessions with kaumatua, principally Paitini Wi Tapeka of Ruatahuna and Tutakangahau of Maungapohatu. Volume Two contains the detailed whakapapa (genealogies) and a fold-out map of this rugged corner of Te Ika-a-Maui (the North Island).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow in its fifth edition, \u003ci\u003eTuhoe\u003c\/i\u003e ranks as one of the greatest tribal histories of New Zealand. This is a facsimile of the book first published in 1925 by the Board of Maori Ethnological Research on behalf of Best and the Polynesian Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Dr Rapata Wiri writes in the preface to Volume 1, the social and anthropological contexts for Best's research have changed significantly in the intervening hundred years, but their value endures: 'Although this book is a product of its time, it significantly contributes to our understanding and knowledge of the tribal traditions and history of Tuhoe and Te Urewera, its lands and its people. To celebrate, we are proud to reprint \u003ci\u003eTuhoe: The Children of the Mist\u003c\/i\u003e in 2025, a century after its first publication.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Archetype\/Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47541932687596,"sku":"9781990042874","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781990042874-tuhoe.jpg?v=1776661730"},{"product_id":"tuhoe-by-elsdon-best-9781990042867","title":"Tuhoe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEthnologist Elsdon Best spent many years documenting the culture, beliefs, customs and whakapapa of the Ngai Tuhoe people—whom he described as 'the children of the mist'. This monumental two-volume work comes back into print with the guidance of Dr Rapata Wiri (Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Ruapani). This volume contains Best's writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow in its fifth edition, \u003ci\u003eTuhoe\u003c\/i\u003e ranks as one of the greatest tribal histories of New Zealand. This first volume painstakingly details the history, tikanga, lore and beliefs of the last generation of kaumatua to have lived in the old ways, including his principal informants Paitini Wi Tapeka of Ruatahuna and Tutakangahau of Maungapohatu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt tells the story of the tribes of the Urewera through to the coming of the Europeans and the 'riri Pakeha', the fighting that ensued. Traditions, beliefs and practices of the Mataatua tribes make up the second half of the book, leading on to volume 2, which contains the detailed whakapapa (genealogies) and fold-out map of this rugged corner of Te Ika-a-Maui (the North Island).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Dr Rapata Wiri writes in the preface to this edition, the social and anthropological contexts for Best's research have changed significantly in the intervening hundred years, but their value endures: 'Although this book is a product of its time, it significantly contributes to our understanding and knowledge of the tribal traditions and history of Tuhoe and Te Urewera, its lands and its people. To celebrate, we are proud to reprint \u003ci\u003eTuhoe: The Children of the Mist\u003c\/i\u003e in 2025, a century after its first publication.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Archetype\/Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47541932720364,"sku":"9781990042867","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781990042867-tuhoe.jpg?v=1776661744"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/elsdon-best.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}