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Essays History Māori Nonfiction Society

Knowledge is a Blessing on Your Mind: Selected Writings 1980 – 2020
by Anne Salmond

'It is impossible to overstate the social and political value of this book.'

Alison JonesNovember 24, 2023

History Military Nonfiction Society

Abolishing the Military
by Griffin Leonard, Joseph Llewellyn and Richard Jackson

Can Aotearoa make 'a genuine contribution to international peace and security'?

Mackenzie SmithNovember 17, 2023

History Nonfiction Religion Society

Shadow Worlds
by Andrew Paul Wood

'Serious, scholarly – but not po-faced': adventures in the strange and the spiritual.

Guy SomersetAugust 4, 2023

Asian Business Economics Nonfiction Politics Society

The China Tightrope
by Sam Sachdeva

'Principles versus pragmatism': agreeing to disagree with China

Jack SmylieMay 31, 2023

History Māori Nonfiction Pasifika Society

Aftermaths: Colonialism, Violence and Memory in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
ed. Angela Wanhalla, Lyndall Ryan and Camille Nurka

An essay collection that confronts the violence of the colonial past, and the perils of forgetting.

Maartje AbbenhuisApril 26, 2023

Biography History Illustrated Nonfiction Religion Society

Resilience: A Story of Persecution, Escape, Survival and Triumph
by Inge Woolf

A memory book of one woman's life is both family history and 'urgently topical'.

Leonard BellApril 12, 2023

History Nonfiction Society

Auckland: The Twentieth-Century Story
by Paul Moon

So many cars and such little foresight: a new history chronicles Auckland taking shape.

Angelique KasmaraApril 5, 2023

History Nonfiction Politics Society

Histories of Hate: The Radical Right in Aotearoa New Zealand
ed. Michael Cunningham, Marinus La Rooij and Paul Spoonley

A new collection of essays uncovers New Zealand's history of radical right extremism and intolerance.

Rowan LightMarch 22, 2023

Essays Memoir Middle East Nonfiction Religion Society

How to be a Bad Muslim by Mohamed Hassan

Fresh and brilliant essays from a Muslim millennial, navigating secular spaces.

Angelique KasmaraJuly 20, 2022

Essays Literature Nonfiction Society

Voices of Aotearoa: 25 Years of Going West Oratory by The Going West Trust

Reviewed by Philip Matthews

Philip MatthewsDecember 17, 2021

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