Kawai
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Kawai
Kawai
Kawai: For Such a Time as This is the remarkable first novel by respected historian Dr. Monty Soutar, in a series that reveals the role of colonisation in shaping Aotearoa New Zealand, balanced with an honest appraisal of the country in pre-colonial times.
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This compelling narrative is balanced with an honest appraisal of the country in pre-colonial times.
Series: Kawai
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781776890309
Publisher: David Bateman Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 September 2022
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: David Bateman Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 376
About the Author
Dr. Monty Soutar (Ngati Porou, Ngati Awa, Ngai Tai ki Tamaki, Ngati Kahungunu) has worked as a Senior Historian for the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Director of the Tairawhiti Museum in Gisborne and as the World War One Historian in Residence at Auckland War Memorial Museum. In 2015 he was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Maori and historical research. He continues to serve on the Waitangi Tribunal. Dr. Soutar is the author of Whitiki Whiti Whiti E! Maori in the First World War and Nga Tama Toa - The Price of Citizenship: C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. In 2021 he was awarded the Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer's Fellowship to write the Kawai series. Monty lives in Gisborne with his wife and youngest daughter.
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