'You approach family stories with caution and care, especially when a thing long forgotten is uncovered in the telling.' In this deft memoir, Richard Shaw unpacks a generations-old family story he was never told: that his ancestors once farmed land in Taranaki which had been confiscated from its owners and sold to his great-grandfather, who had been with the Armed Constabulary when it invaded Parihaka on 5 November 1881. Honest, and intertwined with an examination of Shaw's relationship with his father and of his family's Catholicism, this book's key focus is urgent: how, in a decolonizing world, Pakeha New Zealanders wrestle with, and own, the privilege of their colonial pasts.
Janine Hayward Livres




Historical Dictionary of New Zealand
- 528pages
- 19 heures de lecture
Featuring over 800 cross-referenced entries, this comprehensive dictionary delves into significant personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture of New Zealand. It includes a detailed chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography, making it an invaluable resource for understanding the country's history and development. The third edition enhances the depth of information available, catering to both scholars and general readers interested in New Zealand's rich heritage.
Sketches for Cottages and Other Buildings - designed to be constructed in the patent cement slab system of W. H. Lascelles is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
This book describes how the author, faced with 'incurable' and 'progressive' type 2 diabetes but inspired by research from Newcastle University, UK, completely changed his lifestyle and diet to lose over 30 kilos and reverse his condition. A year on all he remains slim and disease-free. Here he shares what worked for him and might work for others