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The Radical Legacy of the Polynesian Panthers
By Melani Anae
Series: BWB Texts
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In a book that is both deeply personal and highly political, Melani Anae recalls the radical activism of Auckland's Polynesian Panthers - the movement modelled on the US Black Panther Party but without guns. The Polynesian Panthers was founded in response to the racist treatment of... Read More
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In a book that is both deeply personal and highly political, Melani Anae recalls the radical activism of Auckland's Polynesian Panthers - the movement modelled on the US Black Panther Party 'but without guns'.

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In a book that is both deeply personal and highly political, Melani Anae recalls the radical activism of Auckland's Polynesian Panthers - the movement modelled on the US Black Panther Party but without guns. The Polynesian Panthers was founded in response to the racist treatment of Pacific Islanders in the era of the Dawn Raids.

Central to the group was a three-point platform of peaceful resistance against racism, Pacific empowerment and a liberating education aimed at changing the landscape of race relations. The Polynesian Panthers defined an emerging group of Pacific people whose legacy still resonates in Aotearoa today.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781988587431

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 October 2020

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Bridget Williams Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 250g

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2025 Best Sellers Aotearoa New Zealand History Australian & Pacific History Best Sellers at Book Hero Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military In Stock Books Melani Anae New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand History New Zealand Published Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Series: BWB Texts

About the Author

Melani Anae is senior lecturer at the University of Auckland, specialising in Pacific Studies using an anthropological lens. Her research and teaching focuses on four interconnecting strands - transnational Pacific leadership, centrality of ethnic identity for wellbeing, Pacific activism in New Zealand, and Pacific research methodologies and relational ethics.

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